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ICD-10-CM 2027

ICD-10 code for heart traumatic injury

S26.90

Unspecified injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium

Header — needs a more specific code

From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Injury › heart (traumatic)”. Page updated September 29, 2026.

About coding heart traumatic injury

The ICD-10-CM code for heart traumatic injury is S26.90 (Unspecified injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium). The official index lists 14 more specific codes, so check the documentation for details such as type, cause, site or severity before settling on S26.90.

Within S26.9, choose S26.90 (Unspecified injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: contusion of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium (S26.91), laceration of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium (S26.92) and other injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium (S26.99).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

More specific heart traumatic injury codes (official index)

  • with hemopericardium S26.00 — Unspecified injury of heart with hemopericardium
  • contusion S26.01 — Contusion of heart with hemopericardium
  • laceration (mild) S26.020 — Mild laceration of heart with hemopericardium
  • moderate S26.021 — Moderate laceration of heart with hemopericardium
  • major S26.022 — Major laceration of heart with hemopericardium
  • specified type NEC S26.09 — Other injury of heart with hemopericardium
  • contusion S26.91 — Contusion of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium
  • laceration S26.92 — Laceration of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium
  • non-traumatic (acute) (chronic) (non-ischemic) I5A — Non-ischemic myocardial injury (non-traumatic)
  • specified type NEC S26.99 — Other injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium
  • without hemopericardium S26.10 — Unspecified injury of heart without hemopericardium
  • contusion S26.11 — Contusion of heart without hemopericardium
  • laceration S26.12 — Laceration of heart without hemopericardium
  • specified type NEC S26.19 — Other injury of heart without hemopericardium

Common questions about heart traumatic injury ICD-10 codes

What is the ICD-10 code for heart traumatic injury?

S26.90 — Unspecified injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium (a header code; report a more specific subcode). More specific codes apply when the documentation supports them: S26.00, S26.01, S26.020, S26.021 and others below.

What is the ICD-10 code for contusion heart traumatic injury?

S26.91 — Contusion of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium (header code; choose a more specific subcode).

What is the ICD-10 code for laceration heart traumatic injury?

S26.92 — Laceration of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium (header code; choose a more specific subcode).

What is the ICD-10 code for non-traumatic heart traumatic injury?

I5A — Non-ischemic myocardial injury (non-traumatic).

Is S26.90 billable?

No. S26.90 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.