S37.69 ICD-10-CM Code: Other injury of uterus
Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for S37.69 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).
- injury to uterus during delivery (O71.-) Compare S37.69 vs O71 →
- obstetric trauma to pelvic organs (O71.-) Compare S37.69 vs O71 →
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- injury of peritoneum (S36.81) Compare S37.69 vs S36.81 →
- injury of retroperitoneum (S36.89-) Compare S37.69 vs S36.89 →
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32) Compare S37.69 vs T20 →
- effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5) Compare S37.69 vs T18.5 →
- effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-) Compare S37.69 vs T19 →
- effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4) Compare S37.69 vs T18.2 →
- frostbite (T33-T34) Compare S37.69 vs T33 →
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) Compare S37.69 vs T63.4 →
Code Also
Additional codes that may be required to fully describe the encounter.
- any associated open wound (S31.-)
Change history
No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2016 baseline of the change ledger.
Verify Before Coding
- Not billable as written — a more specific code is required: S37.69XA, S37.69XD, S37.69XS.
- Requires a 7th character. "The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S37" Options: S37.69XA, S37.69XD, S37.69XS
From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of S37.69 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 S37.-): “injury to urinary and pelvic organs (S37.-)” · check together
Index entries
- Injury, uterus, uterine, specified type NEC[Index term]
- Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of), uterus, traumatic[Index term]
- Rupture, ruptured, cervix (uteri), traumatic[Index term]
- Rupture, ruptured, traumatic, uterus[Index term]
- Rupture, ruptured, uterus (traumatic)[Index term]
Nearest codes (40)
- S37 — Injury of urinary and pelvic organs [Sibling]
- S37.592A — Other injury of fallopian tube, bilateral, initial encounter [Sibling]
- S37.592D — Other injury of fallopian tube, bilateral, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
- S37.592S — Other injury of fallopian tube, bilateral, sequela [Sibling]
- S37.599 — Other injury of fallopian tube, unspecified [Sibling]
- S37.599A — Other injury of fallopian tube, unspecified, initial encounter [Sibling]
- S37.599D — Other injury of fallopian tube, unspecified, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
- S37.599S — Other injury of fallopian tube, unspecified, sequela [Sibling]
- and 32 more
Referenced by Other Codes
Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes on other codes that name S37.69 or its code family.
1 Use Additional Code instructions: S38.1 (via S37.-).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can S37.69 be billed directly?
No. S37.69 (Other injury of uterus) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.
Does S37.69 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 S37.69 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- S37.62XS — Contusion of uterus, sequela
- S37.63 — Laceration of uterus
- S37.63XA — Laceration of uterus, initial encounter
- S37.63XD — Laceration of uterus, subsequent encounter
- S37.63XS — Laceration of uterus, sequela
- S37.69XA — Other injury of uterus, initial encounter
- S37.69XD — Other injury of uterus, subsequent encounter
- S37.69XS — Other injury of uterus, sequela
- S37.8 — Injury of other urinary and pelvic organs
- S37.81 — Injury of adrenal gland
Indexed Clinical Terms (5)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Injury, uterus, uterine, specified type NEC
- Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of), uterus, traumatic
- Rupture, ruptured, cervix (uteri), traumatic
- Rupture, ruptured, traumatic, uterus
- Rupture, ruptured, uterus (traumatic)