S37.06
Header — not billableMajor laceration of kidney
The ICD-10 code for major laceration of kidney is S37.06.
S37.06 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Avulsion of kidney
- Laceration of kidney greater than 3 cm
- Massive laceration of kidney
- Multiple moderate lacerations of kidney
- Stellate laceration of kidney
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S37.00Unspecified injury of kidneynon-billable header
- S37.01Minor contusion of kidneynon-billable header
- S37.02Major contusion of kidneynon-billable header
- S37.03Laceration of kidney, unspecified degreenon-billable header
- S37.04Minor laceration of kidneynon-billable header
- S37.05Moderate laceration of kidneynon-billable header
- S37.09Other injury of kidneynon-billable header
- S37.06Major laceration of kidneynon-billable header