Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to S36.116: Injury T14.90 - see also specified injury type ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T14.90 Laceration liver S36.113 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S36.113 Rupture, ruptured liver S36.116
According to all the educational materials I can find, however, liver lacerations are on a grading scale (grades 1-5). How does your institution code the liver laceration if they only give measurements of the lacerations?
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S36.116 - other international versions of ICD-10 S36.116 may differ. Laceration with significant disruption of hepatic parenchyma [i.e., greater than 10 cm long and 3 cm deep] Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury.
S36.113A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S36.113A became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S36.113A - other international versions of ICD-10 S36.113A may differ.
Liver laceration is a physical injury to the liver, the organ located below the right ribs. It is the most commonly injured organ in abdominal trauma from both blunt and penetrating sources. A liver laceration is a tear in the liver tissue.
ICD-10-CM Code for Acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma K72. 00.
The WSES Classification divides Hepatic Injuries into three classes: Minor (WSES grade I). Moderate (WSES grade II). Severe (WSES grade III and IV).
Minor: Laceration involving capsule only or without significant involvement of hepatic parenchyma (less than one centimeter deep) Moderate: Laceration involving parenchyma but without major disruption of parenchyma (less than 10 centimeters long and less than three centimeters deep)
Overview. Acute liver failure is loss of liver function that occurs rapidly — in days or weeks — usually in a person who has no preexisting liver disease. It's most commonly caused by a hepatitis virus or drugs, such as acetaminophen.
Acute liver failure is characterized by acute liver injury, hepatic encephalopathy, and an elevated prothrombin time/international normalized ratio (INR). It has also been referred to as fulminant hepatic failure, acute hepatic necrosis, fulminant hepatic necrosis, and fulminant hepatitis.
Table 1GradeTypeInjury descriptionVLacerationParenchymal disruption involving >75% of hepatic lobe or >3 Couinaud's segments within a single lobeVascularJuxtahepatic venous injuries (i.e., retrohepatic vena cava/central major hepatic veins)VIVascularHepatic avulsion8 more rows
A grade III laceration is characterized by a laceration that is > 3 cm of parenchymal depth, a subcapsular hematoma that is > 50% surface area of ruptured subcapsular or parenchymal hematoma, and an intraparenchymal hematoma that is > 10 cm or expanding. 13.
Grade I: hematoma: subcapsular <10% surface area; laceration: capsular tear <1 cm parenchymal depth. Grade II: hematoma: subcapsular 10-50% surface area; intraparenchymal <10 cm diameter; laceration: capsular tear 1-3 cm parenchymal depth, <10 cm in length.
A liver injury, also known as liver laceration, is some form of trauma sustained to the liver. This can occur through either a blunt force such as a car accident, or a penetrating foreign object such as a knife. Liver injuries constitute 5% of all traumas, making it the most common abdominal injury.
Fortunately, most liver injuries are treated without surgery. Depending on the grade of injury, treatment can include strict bed rest, nothing to eat or drink for a short period of time, pain control, lab work, and IV fluid hydration. Blood transfusions can sometimes also be necessary.
The signs and symptoms of an injured liver include abdominal pain, guarding (holding hand over the area), tenderness in the upper right part of the abdomen, right shoulder pain and signs of shock and blood loss.
If you are in a situation where the laceration is less than 10 centimeters long but more than 3 centimeters deep, you should query the provider on internal organ injuries if they were documented using the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) grading scale.
Minor: Laceration involving capsule only or without significant involvement of hepatic parenchyma (less than one centimeter deep) Moderate: Laceration involving parenchyma but without major disruption of parenchyma (less than 10 centimeters long and less than three centimeters deep)
Q: According to our software vendor, you can only code liver lacerations as minor, moderate, or major. According to all the educational materials I can find, however, liver lacerations are on a grading scale (grades 1-5). How does your institution code the liver laceration if they only give measurements of the lacerations?