S36.116 Major laceration of liver

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applicable to

• Laceration with significant disruption of hepatic parenchyma [i.e., greater than 10 cm long and 3 cm deep]
• Multiple moderate lacerations, with or without hematoma
• Stellate laceration of liver

Applies from S36 Injury of intra-abdominal organs

Code also

• any associated open wound (S31.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S36

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Code annotations containing back-references to S36.116

Back-references to S36

• Use Additional: S38.1 Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis ("injury to intra-abdominal organs (S36.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S36.116

• Injury › liver › laceration › major (stellate)
• Laceration › liver › major (stellate)
• Rupture, ruptured › liver
• Rupture, ruptured › traumatic › liver

Nearby codes

• S36.114S Minor laceration of liver, sequela
• S36.115 Moderate laceration of liver
• S36.115A Moderate laceration of liver, initial encounter
• S36.115D Moderate laceration of liver, subsequent encounter
• S36.115S Moderate laceration of liver, sequela
• S36.116 Major laceration of liver (this code)
• S36.116A Major laceration of liver, initial encounter
• S36.116D Major laceration of liver, subsequent encounter
• S36.116S Major laceration of liver, sequela
• S36.118 Other injury of liver
• S36.118A Other injury of liver, initial encounter