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S37.23XD ICD-10-CM Code: Laceration of bladder, subsequent 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, Appendix B.

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.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Laceration of bladder, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S37.23D).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for S37.23XD 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

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

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 S37.23XD 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

  • No Medicare Code Editor or MS-DRG Definitions Manual restrictions apply to this code.

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 S37.23XD 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 S37.-).

Potential MS-DRG Relationships (FY2026)

Not on the CMS CC/MCC list — as a secondary diagnosis this code does not change MS-DRG severity.

Named in the grouper logic of 2 MS-DRGs: DRG 949 (MDC 23), DRG 950 (MDC 23).

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and C). Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):INJ047 — Internal organ injury, subsequent encounter (default).

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Related Codes

Same injury, other encounter phase

Same injury, coded at a different phase of treatment via the 7th character.

S37.23XA — Laceration of bladder, initial encounter Compare S37.23XD vs S37.23XA →, S37.23XS — Laceration of bladder, sequela

Same clinical category (CCSR)

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software groups these diagnoses under the same clinical category (Internal organ injury, subsequent encounter).

S37.069D — Major laceration of unspecified kidney, subsequent encounter, S37.091D — Other injury of right kidney, subsequent encounter, S37.092D — Other injury of left kidney, subsequent encounter, S37.099D — Other injury of unspecified kidney, subsequent encounter, S37.10XD — Unspecified injury of ureter, subsequent encounter, S37.12XD — Contusion of ureter, subsequent encounter, S37.13XD — Laceration of ureter, subsequent encounter, S37.19XD — Other injury of ureter, subsequent encounter, S37.20XD — Unspecified injury of bladder, subsequent encounter, S37.22XD — Contusion of bladder, subsequent encounter, S37.29XD — Other injury of bladder, subsequent encounter, S37.30XD — Unspecified injury of urethra, subsequent encounter, S37.32XD — Contusion of urethra, subsequent encounter, S37.33XD — Laceration of urethra, subsequent encounter, S37.39XD — Other injury of urethra, subsequent encounter, S37.401D — Unspecified injury of ovary, unilateral, subsequent encounter, S37.402D — Unspecified injury of ovary, bilateral, subsequent encounter, S37.409D — Unspecified injury of ovary, unspecified, subsequent encounter, S37.421D — Contusion of ovary, unilateral, subsequent encounter, S37.422D — Contusion of ovary, bilateral, subsequent encounter, +242 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of S37.23XD 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]
  • S30-S39 — Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals [Hierarchy]

Referenced by Use Additional Code instructions

  • S38.1 — Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis [Use Additional Code](via S37.-): “injury to urinary and pelvic organs (S37.-)” · check together

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • INJ047 — Internal organ injury, subsequent encounter [CCSR]

Potential MS-DRG

  • DRG 949 — AFTERCARE WITH CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “AFTERCARE WITH CC/MCC (MDC 23)”
  • DRG 950 — AFTERCARE WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “AFTERCARE WITHOUT CC/MCC (MDC 23)”

MDC crossing · procedures (1235)

  • MDC 23 — Factors Influencing Health Status and Other Contacts with Health Services [MDC crossing]: “Factors Influencing Health Status and Other Contacts with Health Services — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”
  • F003GKZ — Communicative/Cognitive Integration Skills Assessment of Neurological System - Whole Body using Audiovisual Equipment [Same-MDC procedure]: “Communicative/Cognitive Integration Skills Assessment of Neurological System - Whole Body using Audiovisual Equipment — grouped in MDC 23, the procedure side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • F003GMZ — Communicative/Cognitive Integration Skills Assessment of Neurological System - Whole Body using Augmentative / Alternative Communication Equipment [Same-MDC procedure]: “Communicative/Cognitive Integration Skills Assessment of Neurological System - Whole Body using Augmentative / Alternative Communication Equipment — grouped in MDC 23, the procedure side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • F003GPZ — Communicative/Cognitive Integration Skills Assessment of Neurological System - Whole Body using Computer [Same-MDC procedure]: “Communicative/Cognitive Integration Skills Assessment of Neurological System - Whole Body using Computer — grouped in MDC 23, the procedure side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • F003GYZ — Communicative/Cognitive Integration Skills Assessment of Neurological System - Whole Body using Other Equipment [Same-MDC procedure]: “Communicative/Cognitive Integration Skills Assessment of Neurological System - Whole Body using Other Equipment — grouped in MDC 23, the procedure side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • F003GZZ — Communicative/Cognitive Integration Skills Assessment of Neurological System - Whole Body [Same-MDC procedure]: “Communicative/Cognitive Integration Skills Assessment of Neurological System - Whole Body — grouped in MDC 23, the procedure side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • and 1230 more

Nearest codes (40)

  • S37 — Injury of urinary and pelvic organs [Sibling]
  • S37.12XS — Contusion of ureter, sequela [Sibling]
  • S37.13 — Laceration of ureter [Sibling]
  • S37.13XA — Laceration of ureter, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • S37.13XD — Laceration of ureter, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • S37.13XS — Laceration of ureter, sequela [Sibling]
  • S37.19 — Other injury of ureter [Sibling]
  • S37.19XA — Other injury of ureter, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • and 32 more

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Does S37.23XD require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S37.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to S37.23XD in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • S37.22XA — Contusion of bladder, initial encounter
  • S37.22XD — Contusion of bladder, subsequent encounter
  • S37.22XS — Contusion of bladder, sequela
  • S37.23 — Laceration of bladder
  • S37.23XA — Laceration of bladder, initial encounter
  • S37.23XS — Laceration of bladder, sequela
  • S37.29 — Other injury of bladder
  • S37.29XA — Other injury of bladder, initial encounter
  • S37.29XD — Other injury of bladder, subsequent encounter
  • S37.29XS — Other injury of bladder, sequela

View all codes in the S37 family