S36.438A
Laceration of other part of small intestine, initial encounter
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 8 never code together
S30-S39block
Excludes2
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)T20-T32
- effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5)T18.5
- effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-)T19.-
- effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4)T18.2-T18.4
- frostbite (T33-T34)T33-T34
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)T63.4
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
7th character 3
A initial encounter this code
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 10
S30-S39block
Includes
- injuries to the abdominal wall
- injuries to the anus
- injuries to the buttock
- injuries to the external genitalia
- injuries to the flank
- injuries to the groin
S00-T88chapter
Notes
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 2 filed at S36.438
The index files this at S36.438. The tabular
extends it — laterality, staging, or the 7th character — so these entries
lead to the family rather than to S36.438A exactly.
Alongside this code 2 same parent — S36.438
Additional references
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