S37.06 Major laceration of kidney

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Avulsion of kidney
• Laceration of kidney greater than 3 cm
• Massive laceration of kidney
• Multiple moderate lacerations of kidney
• Stellate laceration of kidney

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 S37.06

• S37.061 Major laceration of right kidney
• S37.062 Major laceration of left kidney
• S37.069 Major laceration of unspecified kidney

Code annotations containing back-references to S37.06

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 S37.06

• Avulsion (traumatic) › kidney
• Laceration › kidney › major (greater than 3 cm) (massive) (stellate)
• Laceration › kidney › moderate (1 to 3 cm) › multiple
• Rupture, ruptured › kidney (traumatic)
• Rupture, ruptured › traumatic › kidney

Nearby codes

• S37.052S Moderate laceration of left kidney, sequela
• S37.059 Moderate laceration of unspecified kidney
• S37.059A Moderate laceration of unspecified kidney, initial encounter
• S37.059D Moderate laceration of unspecified kidney, subsequent encounter
• S37.059S Moderate laceration of unspecified kidney, sequela
• S37.06 Major laceration of kidney (this code)
• S37.061 Major laceration of right kidney
• S37.061A Major laceration of right kidney, initial encounter
• S37.061D Major laceration of right kidney, subsequent encounter
• S37.061S Major laceration of right kidney, sequela
• S37.062 Major laceration of left kidney