ICD-10-CM 2027
ICD-10 code for spleen injury
From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Injury › spleen”. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About coding spleen injury
The ICD-10-CM code for spleen injury is S36.00 (Unspecified injury of spleen). The official index lists 8 more specific codes, so check the documentation for details such as type, cause, site or severity before settling on S36.00.
Within S36.0, choose S36.00 (Unspecified injury of spleen) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: contusion of spleen (S36.02), laceration of spleen (S36.03) and other injury of spleen (S36.09).
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 spleen injury codes (official index)
- contusion S36.029 — Unspecified contusion of spleen
- major S36.021 — Major contusion of spleen
- minor S36.020 — Minor contusion of spleen
- laceration S36.039 — Unspecified laceration of spleen
- major (massive) (stellate) S36.032 — Major laceration of spleen
- moderate S36.031 — Moderate laceration of spleen
- superficial (capsular) (minor) S36.030 — Superficial (capsular) laceration of spleen
- specified type NEC S36.09 — Other injury of spleen
Common questions about spleen injury ICD-10 codes
What is the ICD-10 code for spleen injury?
- S36.00 — Unspecified injury of spleen (a header code; report a more specific subcode). More specific codes apply when the documentation supports them: S36.029, S36.021, S36.020, S36.039 and others below.
What is the ICD-10 code for contusion spleen injury?
- S36.029 — Unspecified contusion of spleen (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for laceration spleen injury?
- S36.039 — Unspecified laceration of spleen (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
Is S36.00 billable?
- No. S36.00 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.