S37.6

Injury of uterus

Requires 7th character

S37.6 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from S37)

  • 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
  • Note: 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
  • Note: 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.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • injury to uterus during delivery (O71.-)
  • obstetric trauma to pelvic organs (O71.-) (from S37)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S37)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S37)
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S37)
  • effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5) (from S37)
  • effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-) (from S37)
  • effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4) (from S37)
  • frostbite (T33-T34) (from S37)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S37)
  • injury of peritoneum (S36.81) (from S37)
  • injury of retroperitoneum (S36.89-) (from S37)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from S37)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • any associated open wound (S31.-) (from S37)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character (defined at S37). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Parent code

  • S37Injury of urinary and pelvic organsNeeds 7th char

More specific codes S37.6

  • S37.60Unspecified injury of uterusNeeds 7th char
  • S37.62Contusion of uterusNeeds 7th char
  • S37.63Laceration of uterusNeeds 7th char
  • S37.69Other injury of uterusNeeds 7th char

Related codes

  • S37.0Injury of kidneyNeeds 7th char
  • S37.1Injury of ureterNeeds 7th char
  • S37.2Injury of bladderNeeds 7th char
  • S37.3Injury of urethraNeeds 7th char
  • S37.4Injury of ovaryNeeds 7th char
  • S37.5Injury of fallopian tubeNeeds 7th char
  • S37.8Injury of other urinary and pelvic organsNeeds 7th char
  • S37.9Injury of unspecified urinary and pelvic organNeeds 7th char

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