S37.06 Major laceration of kidney

The ICD-10-CM code for Major laceration of kidney is S37.06 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.

Classification

Chapter

19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Section

S30-S39: Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39)

Category S37

113 codes (83 billable)

FY2026 Status

Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to S37.06:

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

Inclusion Terms

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

Official Coding Guidelines

Sequence blood vessel/nerve injury first (fragment)

injury is to the blood vessels or nerves, that injury should be sequenced first.

Do not assign injury codes for iatrogenic injuries; code complication

3) Iatrogenic injuries Injury codes from Chapter 19 should not be assigned for injuries that occur during, or as a result of, a medical intervention. Assign the appropriate complication code(s).

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

• CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Code Set and Guidelines, FY2026
• CDC/NCHS — ICD-10-CM Files and Browser Tool