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S36.12 ICD-10-CM Code: Injury of gallbladder

Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Injury of gallbladder is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S36.12). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for S36.12 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.

Code Also

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

  • any associated open wound (S31.-)

Frequently Compared Codes

The official Excludes notes on S36.12 name these codes. Each comparison page covers when the two can — or must not — be reported together.

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2016 baseline of the change ledger.

Verify Before Coding

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Relationships & Classification

Other codes that name S36.12 or its code family, from the CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes. Tabular-note edges are stored at the code family level that carries each note.

1 Use Additional Code instructions: S38.1 (via S36.-).

Contextual Map

Every relationship of S36.12 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Hierarchy

  • S00-T88 — Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) (S00-T88) [Hierarchy]

Referenced by Use Additional Code instructions

  • S38.1 — Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis [Use Additional Code](via S36.-): “injury to intra-abdominal organs (S36.-)” · check together

Nearest codes (40)

  • S36 — Injury of intra-abdominal organs [Sibling]
  • S36.114 — Minor laceration of liver [Sibling]
  • S36.114A — Minor laceration of liver, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • S36.114D — Minor laceration of liver, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • S36.114S — Minor laceration of liver, sequela [Sibling]
  • S36.115 — Moderate laceration of liver [Sibling]
  • S36.115A — Moderate laceration of liver, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • S36.115D — Moderate laceration of liver, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • and 32 more

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Can S36.12 be billed directly?

No. S36.12 (Injury of gallbladder) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Does S36.12 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 S36.12 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • S36.118S — Other injury of liver, sequela
  • S36.119 — Unspecified injury of liver
  • S36.119A — Unspecified injury of liver, initial encounter
  • S36.119D — Unspecified injury of liver, subsequent encounter
  • S36.119S — Unspecified injury of liver, sequela
  • S36.122 — Contusion of gallbladder
  • S36.122A — Contusion of gallbladder, initial encounter
  • S36.122D — Contusion of gallbladder, subsequent encounter
  • S36.122S — Contusion of gallbladder, sequela
  • S36.123 — Laceration of gallbladder

View all codes in the S36 family