S37.39 Other injury of urethra

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

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

Code annotations containing back-references to S37.39

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 S37.39

• Injury › urethra (sphincter) › specified type NEC
• Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) › urethra › traumatic
• Rupture, ruptured › urethra (nontraumatic) › traumatic

Nearby codes

• S37.32XS Contusion of urethra, sequela
• S37.33 Laceration of urethra
• S37.33XA Laceration of urethra, initial encounter
• S37.33XD Laceration of urethra, subsequent encounter
• S37.33XS Laceration of urethra, sequela
• S37.39 Other injury of urethra (this code)
• S37.39XA Other injury of urethra, initial encounter
• S37.39XD Other injury of urethra, subsequent encounter
• S37.39XS Other injury of urethra, sequela
• S37.4 Injury of ovary
• S37.40 Unspecified injury of ovary