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


The ICD 10 Code for Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis is listed as S38.1.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: S38.1
Description: Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis
  • Use additional 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-)
  • Excludes2: crushing injury of external genital organs (S38.0-)
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39)
Parent S38 - Crushing injury and traumatic amputation of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S38.1:
S38.0 - Crushing injury of external genital organs
S38.2 - Traumatic amputation of external genital organs
S38.3 - Transection (partial) of abdomen