S37.63 Laceration of uterus

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

Applies from S37.6 Injury of uterus

Excludes1 (never code together)

• injury to uterus during delivery (O71.-)

Code annotations containing back-references to S37.63

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 S37.63

• Injury › uterus, uterine › laceration
• Laceration › cervix (uteri) › traumatic
• Laceration › pelvic › organ › uterus
• Laceration › uterus

Nearby codes

• S37.60XS Unspecified injury of uterus, sequela
• S37.62 Contusion of uterus
• S37.62XA Contusion of uterus, initial encounter
• S37.62XD Contusion of uterus, subsequent encounter
• S37.62XS Contusion of uterus, sequela
• S37.63 Laceration of uterus (this code)
• S37.63XA Laceration of uterus, initial encounter
• S37.63XD Laceration of uterus, subsequent encounter
• S37.63XS Laceration of uterus, sequela
• S37.69 Other injury of uterus
• S37.69XA Other injury of uterus, initial encounter