· 2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S36.115 Moderate laceration of liver 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code S36.115 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S36.115 became effective on October 1, 2021.
· 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? A: To start, the ICD-10-CM Tabular List gives the measurements for each of the three definitions. They are as follow:
· 2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S36.113 2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S36.113 Laceration of liver, unspecified degree 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code S36.113 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
IV Major laceration of liver, initial encounter S36.116A 541826.4 Contusion of liver, initial encounter S36.112A
The WSES position paper suggested dividing hepatic traumatic lesions into minor (grade I, II), moderate (grade III) and major/severe (grade IV, V, VI) [6]. This classification has not previously been clearly defined by the literature.
grade IV. laceration: parenchymal disruption involving 25-75% hepatic lobe or involves 1-3 Couinaud segments. vascular injury with active bleeding breaching the liver parenchyma into the peritoneum.
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 V: laceration: parenchymal disruption involving >75% of hepatic lobe or >3 Couinaud segments within a single lobe; vascular: juxtahepatic venous injuries (ie, retrohepatic vena cava/central major hepatic veins). Grade VI: hepatic avulsion.
Unspecified injury of liver, initial encounter S36. 119A 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. 119A became effective on October 1, 2021.
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
Grade 4: Laceration involving the collecting system with urine leakage, injury to blood vessels going into the kidney, or injury to the kidney pelvis where the urine funnels into the ureter This grade laceration will likely require a surgical procedure depending on nature of injury.
The spleen and liver are the 2 most commonly injured organs in blunt abdominal trauma, with splenic injuries leading the way....Table 2.Grade of Liver InjuryType of Liver InjuryHealing Time (Days)IVLaceration785 more rows
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.
Grade 4: Laceration involving the collecting system with urinary extravasation; any segmental renal vascular injury; renal infarction; renal pelvis laceration and/or ureteropelvic disruption.
Moderate: Laceration involving parenchyma but without major disruption of parenchyma (less than 10 centimeters long and less than three centimeters deep)
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Laceration of liver, unspecified degree, initial encounter 1 S36.113A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S36.113A became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S36.113A - other international versions of ICD-10 S36.113A may differ.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S36.113A became effective on October 1, 2021.
Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code. Type 1 Excludes.
Minor: Laceration involving capsule only or without significant involvement of hepatic parenchyma (less than one centimeter deep)
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.
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?
Laceration of liver, unspecified degree 1 S36.113 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. 2 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S36.113 became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S36.113 - other international versions of ICD-10 S36.113 may differ.
Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code. code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable ( Z18.-)
Minor - Laceration involving capsule only or without significant involvement of hepatic parenchyma (ie: less than 1cm deep)
The ICD-10-CM Tabular lists measurements for each of the three definitions. There is also a 3M Nosology note in the encoder. Coders are instructed to follow these guides and should query if the documentation doesn't provide a laceration depth/length.
I am curious to hear any feedback on how liver lacerations are captured by other facilities. According to 3M you can only code as minor, moderate, or major. However, according to all educational materials, 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?
Based on the 6 item liver laceration grading scale established by the AAST American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, patients are evaluated, diagnosed and sent either for further investigation after imagistic like CT has been obtained or directly towards observatory surgery.
This Liver injury grading calculator provides the full descriptions for each of the six levels of trauma severity as explained here:
When bleeding is present, patients will present symptoms of shock, with rapid heart rate, pale or bluish skin and cold teguments. Hepatic injury ranges from haematomas, which are described as collection of blood, of various sizes, shapes and locations, to large ruptures, lacerations of liver tissue of different depths.
Surgery usually aims at controlling the hemorrhage as the most common cause of death in hepatic trauma in surgery is exsanguinations. Liver trauma, either blunt or penetrating consists of 5% of all trauma presentations with abdominal injury. It is prone to stab wounds and shooting wounds due to the abdominal position and the large surface covered.
As observed, the degrees vary, starting with I, the least severe to VI, the most severe. The rule of thumb states that any injury classified at a stage higher than II will most likely require surgical correction and in some cases, preparation for blood transfusion.
In terms of laboratory tests, there are no specific findings to indicate liver trauma although the usual signs of distress due to trauma may be present, such as elevated white blood cell count. Red blood cells don’t exhibit a relevant change while anemia following posttraumatic hemorrhage might have a delay in installation.