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ICD-10/S36.039A

S36.039A ICD-10-CM Code: Unspecified laceration of spleen, initial encounter

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)

MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v43.0 (FY2026), Appendix B.

  • MS-DRG 791 — PREMATURITY WITH MAJOR PROBLEMS (MDC 15)
  • MS-DRG 793 — FULL TERM NEONATE WITH MAJOR PROBLEMS (MDC 15)
  • MS-DRG 814 — RETICULOENDOTHELIAL AND IMMUNITY DISORDERS WITH MCC (MDC 16)
  • MS-DRG 815 — RETICULOENDOTHELIAL AND IMMUNITY DISORDERS WITH CC (MDC 16)
  • MS-DRG 816 — RETICULOENDOTHELIAL AND IMMUNITY DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC (MDC 16)
  • MS-DRG 963 — OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC (MDC 24)
  • MS-DRG 964 — OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC (MDC 24)
  • MS-DRG 965 — OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITHOUT CC/MCC (MDC 24)

A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.

Code Set: Valid FY2026 and FY2027. FY2026 took effect October 1, 2025.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Unspecified laceration of spleen, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S36.039A).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for S36.039A in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Includes

Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.

  • 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

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5)
  • effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-)
  • effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Code Also

Additional codes that may be required to fully describe the encounter.

  • any associated open wound (S31.-)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Does S36.039A require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S36.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to S36.039A in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • S36.032 — Major laceration of spleen
  • S36.032A — Major laceration of spleen, initial encounter
  • S36.032D — Major laceration of spleen, subsequent encounter
  • S36.032S — Major laceration of spleen, sequela
  • S36.039 — Unspecified laceration of spleen
  • S36.039D — Unspecified laceration of spleen, subsequent encounter
  • S36.039S — Unspecified laceration of spleen, sequela
  • S36.09 — Other injury of spleen
  • S36.09XA — Other injury of spleen, initial encounter
  • S36.09XD — Other injury of spleen, subsequent encounter

View all codes in the S36 family

Indexed Clinical Terms (2)

Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.

  • Injury, spleen, laceration
  • Laceration, spleen