S38.1 Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis

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The ICD-10-CM code for Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis is S38.1 (FY2026). It is a billable, claim-ready diagnosis code.

Classification

Section
S30-S39: Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39)
Category S38
20 codes (13 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to S38.1:

  • Crush, crushed, crushing › pelvis
  • Crush, crushed, crushing › abdomen
  • Crush, crushed, crushing › buttock
  • Crush, crushed, crushing › back, lower
  • Crush, crushed, crushing › lower › back
Excludes2
Not included here. These conditions are coded elsewhere but may be coded together if applicable.
  • crushing injury of external genital organs (S38.0-)
Use Additional Code
  • code for all associated injuries, such as:
  • fracture of thoracic or lumbar spine and pelvis (S22.0-, S32.-)
  • injury to intra-abdominal organs (S36.-)
  • injury to urinary and pelvic organs (S37.-)
  • open wound of abdominal wall (S31.-)
  • spinal cord injury (S34.0, S34.1-)

Official Coding Guidelines

Sequence blood vessel/nerve injury first (fragment)

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

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.19.b.2
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).

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.19.b.3

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

References

Related Codes

Parent Code

S38 Crushing injury and traumatic amputation of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals

Related Codes in S38

S38 Crushing injury and traumatic amputation of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals S38.0 Crushing injury of external genital organs S38.00 Crushing injury of unspecified external genital organs S38.001 Crushing injury of unspecified external genital organs, male S38.002 Crushing injury of unspecified external genital organs, female S38.01 Crushing injury of penis S38.02 Crushing injury of scrotum and testis S38.03 Crushing injury of vulva S38.2 Traumatic amputation of external genital organs S38.21 Traumatic amputation of female external genital organs S38.211 Complete traumatic amputation of female external genital organs S38.212 Partial traumatic amputation of female external genital organs S38.22 Traumatic amputation of penis S38.221 Complete traumatic amputation of penis S38.222 Partial traumatic amputation of penis S38.23 Traumatic amputation of scrotum and testis S38.231 Complete traumatic amputation of scrotum and testis S38.232 Partial traumatic amputation of scrotum and testis S38.3 Transection (partial) of abdomen
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Reviewed by Prajwal Shrestha, CPC, CRC
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) · AAPC Member ID 01997614 · About · Editorial policy · Content last reviewed: 2025-10-01

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