S37.01 Minor contusion of kidney

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Contusion of kidney less than 2 cm
• Contusion of kidney NOS

Applies from S37 Injury of urinary and pelvic organs

Excludes1 (never code together)

• obstetric trauma to pelvic organs (O71.-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• injury of peritoneum (S36.81)
• injury of retroperitoneum (S36.89-)

Code also

• any associated open wound (S31.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S37

7th character required

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

Applies from S37.0 Injury of kidney

Excludes2 (not included here)

• acute kidney injury (nontraumatic) (N17.9)

Codes under S37.01

• S37.011 Minor contusion of right kidney
• S37.012 Minor contusion of left kidney
• S37.019 Minor contusion of unspecified kidney

Code annotations containing back-references to S37.01

Back-references to S37.0

• Type 2 Excludes: N17.9 Acute kidney failure, unspecified ("traumatic kidney injury (S37.0-)")

Back-references to S37

• Use Additional: S38.1 Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis ("injury to urinary and pelvic organs (S37.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S37.01

• Contusion (skin surface intact) › kidney
• Contusion (skin surface intact) › kidney › minor (less than 2 cm)

Nearby codes

• S37.002S Unspecified injury of left kidney, sequela
• S37.009 Unspecified injury of unspecified kidney
• S37.009A Unspecified injury of unspecified kidney, initial encounter
• S37.009D Unspecified injury of unspecified kidney, subsequent encounter
• S37.009S Unspecified injury of unspecified kidney, sequela
• S37.01 Minor contusion of kidney (this code)
• S37.011 Minor contusion of right kidney
• S37.011A Minor contusion of right kidney, initial encounter
• S37.011D Minor contusion of right kidney, subsequent encounter
• S37.011S Minor contusion of right kidney, sequela
• S37.012 Minor contusion of left kidney