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2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S36

Injury of intra-abdominal organs

ICD-10-CM Code:
S36
ICD-10 Code for:
Injury of intra-abdominal organs
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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S36 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity from the list below for a diagnosis of injury of intra-abdominal organs. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2026 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Injury of intra-abdominal organs

Non-specific codes like S36 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following billable codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for injury of intra-abdominal organs:

  • S36.0 for Injury of spleen

  • S36.00 for Unspecified injury of spleen

  • S36.02 for Contusion of spleen

  • S36.03 for Laceration of spleen

  • S36.09 for Other injury of spleen

  • S36.1 for Injury of liver and gallbladder and bile duct

  • S36.11 for Injury of liver

  • S36.12 for Injury of gallbladder

  • S36.13 for Injury of bile duct

  • S36.2 for Injury of pancreas

  • S36.20 for Unspecified injury of pancreas

  • S36.22 for Contusion of pancreas

  • S36.23 for Laceration of pancreas, unspecified degree

  • S36.24 for Minor laceration of pancreas

  • S36.25 for Moderate laceration of pancreas

  • S36.26 for Major laceration of pancreas

  • S36.29 for Other injury of pancreas

  • S36.3 for Injury of stomach

  • S36.30 for Unspecified injury of stomach

  • S36.32 for Contusion of stomach

  • S36.33 for Laceration of stomach

  • S36.39 for Other injury of stomach

  • S36.4 for Injury of small intestine

  • S36.40 for Unspecified injury of small intestine

  • S36.41 for Primary blast injury of small intestine

  • S36.42 for Contusion of small intestine

  • S36.43 for Laceration of small intestine

  • S36.49 for Other injury of small intestine

  • S36.5 for Injury of colon

  • S36.50 for Unspecified injury of colon

  • S36.51 for Primary blast injury of colon

  • S36.52 for Contusion of colon

  • S36.53 for Laceration of colon

  • S36.59 for Other injury of colon

  • S36.6 for Injury of rectum

  • S36.60 for Unspecified injury of rectum

  • S36.61 for Primary blast injury of rectum

  • S36.62 for Contusion of rectum

  • S36.63 for Laceration of rectum

  • S36.69 for Other injury of rectum

  • S36.8 for Injury of other intra-abdominal organs

  • S36.81 for Injury of peritoneum

  • S36.89 for Injury of other intra-abdominal organs

  • S36.9 for Injury of unspecified intra-abdominal organ

  • S36.90 for Unspecified injury of unspecified intra-abdominal organ

  • S36.92 for Contusion of unspecified intra-abdominal organ

  • S36.93 for Laceration of unspecified intra-abdominal organ

  • S36.99 for Other injury of unspecified intra-abdominal organ

Code Classification

  • Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
    S00–T88
    • Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals
      S30-S39
      • Injury of intra-abdominal organs
        S36

Coding Guidelines

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from block Injury of intra-abdominal organs (S36). Use the following options for the aplicable episode of care:

  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Code Also

Code Also
A "code also" note instructs that two codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but this note does not provide sequencing direction.
  • any associated open wound S31

7th Character Note

7th Character Note
Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S36

7th Character

7th Character
Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela

Code History

  • FY 2026 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2025 through 9/30/2026
  • FY 2025 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2024 through 9/30/2025
  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.