S36.51 Primary blast injury of colon

Non-billable header with 6 child codes.

Applicable to

• Blast injury of colon NOS

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

Applies from S36.5 Injury of colon

Excludes2 (not included here)

• injury of rectum (S36.6-)

Codes under S36.51

• S36.510 Primary blast injury of ascending [right] colon
• S36.511 Primary blast injury of transverse colon
• S36.512 Primary blast injury of descending [left] colon
• S36.513 Primary blast injury of sigmoid colon
• S36.518 Primary blast injury of other part of colon
• S36.519 Primary blast injury of unspecified part of colon

Code annotations containing back-references to S36.51

Back-references to S36

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

Nearby codes

• S36.508S Unspecified injury of other part of colon, sequela
• S36.509 Unspecified injury of unspecified part of colon
• S36.509A Unspecified injury of unspecified part of colon, initial encounter
• S36.509D Unspecified injury of unspecified part of colon, subsequent encounter
• S36.509S Unspecified injury of unspecified part of colon, sequela
• S36.51 Primary blast injury of colon (this code)
• S36.510 Primary blast injury of ascending [right] colon
• S36.510A Primary blast injury of ascending [right] colon, initial encounter
• S36.510D Primary blast injury of ascending [right] colon, subsequent encounter
• S36.510S Primary blast injury of ascending [right] colon, sequela
• S36.511 Primary blast injury of transverse colon