S36.518A Primary blast injury of other part of colon, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S36.518 with 7th character A (initial encounter).

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-)

Applies from S36.51 Primary blast injury of colon

Applicable to

• Blast injury of colon NOS

Code annotations containing back-references to S36.518A

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 S36.518A

• Injury › intestine › large › blast injury (primary) › specified site NEC
• Injury › intestine › large › specified › site NEC › blast injury (primary)

Nearby codes

• S36.513 Primary blast injury of sigmoid colon
• S36.513A Primary blast injury of sigmoid colon, initial encounter
• S36.513D Primary blast injury of sigmoid colon, subsequent encounter
• S36.513S Primary blast injury of sigmoid colon, sequela
• S36.518 Primary blast injury of other part of colon
• S36.518A Primary blast injury of other part of colon, initial encounter (this code)
• S36.518D Primary blast injury of other part of colon, subsequent encounter
• S36.518S Primary blast injury of other part of colon, sequela
• S36.519 Primary blast injury of unspecified part of colon
• S36.519A Primary blast injury of unspecified part of colon, initial encounter
• S36.519D Primary blast injury of unspecified part of colon, subsequent encounter