ICD-10-CM Code For Superficial Injury Of Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis And External Genitals: Group Overview

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) code group S30 includes superficial injuries of the abdomen, lower back, pelvis, and external genitals such as abrasions, superficial contusions, and minor soft tissue trauma localized to these regions. These ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes are used to document acute external traumatic injury to the skin and subcutaneous tissues in these anatomical areas, capturing location and basic injury type. Accurate coding within the ICD-10-CM S30 group supports proper claim adjudication, complete clinical documentation, and appropriate reimbursement.

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ICD-10-CM S30: Superficial Injury Of Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis And External Genitals Overview

The ICD-10-CM S30 group represents superficial injuries affecting the abdominal wall, lower back, pelvis, and external genital regions. These codes capture skin and soft tissue damage such as abrasions and superficial contusions in the specified anatomical areas. Accurate coding is important for complete clinical documentation and supports appropriate reimbursement by reflecting the injury location and care provided.

When to Use

Use codes from this group when documenting acute superficial trauma to the abdomen, lower back, pelvis, or external genitals where injury is limited to skin and superficial soft tissues. These codes are appropriate for encounters that require recording the injury type and precise anatomical location for clinical records and billing.

ICD-10-CM Codes

216 rows

ICD-10-CM Code	Description
S30.0XXA	Contusion of lower back and pelvis, initial encounter
S30.0XXD	Contusion of lower back and pelvis, subsequent encounter
S30.0XXS	Contusion of lower back and pelvis, sequela
S30.11XA	Contusion of abdominal wall, initial encounter
S30.11XD	Contusion of abdominal wall, subsequent encounter
S30.11XS	Contusion of abdominal wall, sequela
S30.12XA	Contusion of groin, initial encounter
S30.12XD	Contusion of groin, subsequent encounter
S30.12XS	Contusion of groin, sequela
S30.13XA	Contusion of flank (latus) region, initial encounter
S30.13XD	Contusion of flank (latus) region, subsequent encounter
S30.13XS	Contusion of flank (latus) region, sequela
S30.201A	Contusion of unspecified external genital organ, male, initial encounter
S30.201D	Contusion of unspecified external genital organ, male, subsequent encounter
S30.201S	Contusion of unspecified external genital organ, male, sequela
S30.202A	Contusion of unspecified external genital organ, female, initial encounter
S30.202D	Contusion of unspecified external genital organ, female, subsequent encounter
S30.202S	Contusion of unspecified external genital organ, female, sequela
S30.21XA	Contusion of penis, initial encounter
S30.21XD	Contusion of penis, subsequent encounter

Showing 1–20 of 216

DRG Codes

15 rows

DRG Code	Description
604	Trauma to the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast with MCC
605	Trauma to the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast without MCC
606	Minor Skin Disorders with MCC
607	Minor Skin Disorders without MCC
729	Other Male Reproductive System Diagnoses with CC/MCC
730	Other Male Reproductive System Diagnoses without CC/MCC
742	Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Non-Malignancy with CC/MCC
743	Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Non-Malignancy without CC/MCC
760	Menstrual and Other Female Reproductive System Disorders with CC/MCC
761	Menstrual and Other Female Reproductive System Disorders without CC/MCC
949	Aftercare with CC/MCC
950	Aftercare without CC/MCC
963	Other Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC
964	Other Multiple Significant Trauma with CC
965	Other Multiple Significant Trauma without CC/MCC

Typical Clinical Scenarios

An adult presents to the emergency department after a motor vehicle collision with superficial lacerations and abrasions over the lower abdomen and pelvis but no penetrating trauma or internal organ injury. Examination shows multiple superficial skin tears and bruises limited to the lower abdominal wall and suprapubic area; imaging rules out intra-abdominal injury, so a superficial abdominal wall injury diagnosis is assigned. Typical codes: S30.811A, S30.812A
An elderly nursing home resident is evaluated for superficial pressure-related skin breakdown over the sacral and lower back area after being immobile for several days; wounds are superficial without involvement of deeper tissues. The facility requests an outpatient wound care visit for dressing changes and monitoring, and the clinician assigns a code for superficial injury of the lower back to document the skin disruption without deeper injury. Typical codes: S30.820A, S30.821A
A young athlete presents to urgent care one week after a contact sports injury complaining of persistent localized tenderness and superficial contusion to the flank and external genital skin with resolving abrasions; initial acute treatment was done elsewhere and now the visit is for follow-up and suture removal. Because this encounter is for subsequent care of a healing superficial soft tissue injury of the pelvis/genital region, a subsequent encounter code from the group is used. Typical codes: S30.0XXD, S30.81AS

ICD-10-CM Code For Open Wound Of Abdomen Lower Back Pelvis And External Genitals: Group Overview

S32-FRACTURE-OF-LUMBAR-SPINE-AND-PELVIS

ICD-10-CM Code For Fracture Of Lumbar Spine And Pelvis: Group Overview

S33-DISLOCATION-AND-SPRAIN-LUMBAR-SPINE-PELVIS

ICD-10-CM Code For Dislocation And Sprain Of Joints And Ligaments Of Lumbar Spine And Pelvis: Group Overview

S34-INJURY-OF-LUMBAR-AND-SACRAL-SPINAL-CORD

ICD-10-CM Code For Injury Of Lumbar And Sacral Spinal Cord And Nerves: Group Overview

S35-INJURY-OF-ABDOMINAL-VESSELS

ICD-10-CM Code For Injury Of Blood Vessels At Abdomen Lower Back And Pelvis Level: Group Overview

S36-INJURY-OF-INTRA-ABDOMINAL-ORGANS

ICD-10-CM Code For Injury Of Intra-Abdominal Organs: Group Overview

S37-INJURY-OF-URINARY-AND-PELVIC-ORGANS

ICD-10-CM Code For Injury Of Urinary And Pelvic Organs: Group Overview

S38-CRUSHING-INJURY-AND-TRAUMATIC-AMPUTATION

ICD-10-CM Code For Crushing Injury And Traumatic Amputation Of Abdomen Lower Back Pelvis And External Genitals: Group Overview

S39-OTHER-UNSPECIFIED-ABDOMINAL-PELVIC-INJURIES

ICD-10-CM Code For Other And Unspecified Injuries Of Abdomen Lower Back Pelvis And External Genitals: Group Overview

Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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When to Use

ICD-10-CM Codes

216 rows

ICD-10-CM Code	Description
S30.0XXA	Contusion of lower back and pelvis, initial encounter
S30.0XXD	Contusion of lower back and pelvis, subsequent encounter
S30.0XXS	Contusion of lower back and pelvis, sequela
S30.11XA	Contusion of abdominal wall, initial encounter
S30.11XD	Contusion of abdominal wall, subsequent encounter
S30.11XS	Contusion of abdominal wall, sequela
S30.12XA	Contusion of groin, initial encounter
S30.12XD	Contusion of groin, subsequent encounter
S30.12XS	Contusion of groin, sequela
S30.13XA	Contusion of flank (latus) region, initial encounter
S30.13XD	Contusion of flank (latus) region, subsequent encounter
S30.13XS	Contusion of flank (latus) region, sequela
S30.201A	Contusion of unspecified external genital organ, male, initial encounter
S30.201D	Contusion of unspecified external genital organ, male, subsequent encounter
S30.201S	Contusion of unspecified external genital organ, male, sequela
S30.202A	Contusion of unspecified external genital organ, female, initial encounter
S30.202D	Contusion of unspecified external genital organ, female, subsequent encounter
S30.202S	Contusion of unspecified external genital organ, female, sequela
S30.21XA	Contusion of penis, initial encounter
S30.21XD	Contusion of penis, subsequent encounter

Showing 1–20 of 216

DRG Codes

15 rows

DRG Code	Description
604	Trauma to the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast with MCC
605	Trauma to the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast without MCC
606	Minor Skin Disorders with MCC
607	Minor Skin Disorders without MCC
729	Other Male Reproductive System Diagnoses with CC/MCC
730	Other Male Reproductive System Diagnoses without CC/MCC
742	Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Non-Malignancy with CC/MCC
743	Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Non-Malignancy without CC/MCC
760	Menstrual and Other Female Reproductive System Disorders with CC/MCC
761	Menstrual and Other Female Reproductive System Disorders without CC/MCC
949	Aftercare with CC/MCC
950	Aftercare without CC/MCC
963	Other Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC
964	Other Multiple Significant Trauma with CC
965	Other Multiple Significant Trauma without CC/MCC

Typical Clinical Scenarios

An adult presents to the emergency department after a motor vehicle collision with superficial lacerations and abrasions over the lower abdomen and pelvis but no penetrating trauma or internal organ injury. Examination shows multiple superficial skin tears and bruises limited to the lower abdominal wall and suprapubic area; imaging rules out intra-abdominal injury, so a superficial abdominal wall injury diagnosis is assigned. Typical codes: S30.811A, S30.812A
An elderly nursing home resident is evaluated for superficial pressure-related skin breakdown over the sacral and lower back area after being immobile for several days; wounds are superficial without involvement of deeper tissues. The facility requests an outpatient wound care visit for dressing changes and monitoring, and the clinician assigns a code for superficial injury of the lower back to document the skin disruption without deeper injury. Typical codes: S30.820A, S30.821A
A young athlete presents to urgent care one week after a contact sports injury complaining of persistent localized tenderness and superficial contusion to the flank and external genital skin with resolving abrasions; initial acute treatment was done elsewhere and now the visit is for follow-up and suture removal. Because this encounter is for subsequent care of a healing superficial soft tissue injury of the pelvis/genital region, a subsequent encounter code from the group is used. Typical codes: S30.0XXD, S30.81AS

ICD-10-CM Code For Open Wound Of Abdomen Lower Back Pelvis And External Genitals: Group Overview

S32-FRACTURE-OF-LUMBAR-SPINE-AND-PELVIS

ICD-10-CM Code For Fracture Of Lumbar Spine And Pelvis: Group Overview

S33-DISLOCATION-AND-SPRAIN-LUMBAR-SPINE-PELVIS

ICD-10-CM Code For Dislocation And Sprain Of Joints And Ligaments Of Lumbar Spine And Pelvis: Group Overview

S34-INJURY-OF-LUMBAR-AND-SACRAL-SPINAL-CORD

ICD-10-CM Code For Injury Of Lumbar And Sacral Spinal Cord And Nerves: Group Overview

S35-INJURY-OF-ABDOMINAL-VESSELS

ICD-10-CM Code For Injury Of Blood Vessels At Abdomen Lower Back And Pelvis Level: Group Overview

S36-INJURY-OF-INTRA-ABDOMINAL-ORGANS

ICD-10-CM Code For Injury Of Intra-Abdominal Organs: Group Overview

S37-INJURY-OF-URINARY-AND-PELVIC-ORGANS

ICD-10-CM Code For Injury Of Urinary And Pelvic Organs: Group Overview

S38-CRUSHING-INJURY-AND-TRAUMATIC-AMPUTATION

ICD-10-CM Code For Crushing Injury And Traumatic Amputation Of Abdomen Lower Back Pelvis And External Genitals: Group Overview

S39-OTHER-UNSPECIFIED-ABDOMINAL-PELVIC-INJURIES

ICD-10-CM Code For Other And Unspecified Injuries Of Abdomen Lower Back Pelvis And External Genitals: Group Overview

Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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ICD-10-CM Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

References

When to Use

ICD-10-CM Codes

DRG Codes

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Related Codes

References

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When to Use

ICD-10-CM Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

Which anatomical areas are covered by ICD-10-CM code group S30?

What types of injuries are represented within the S30 group?

How are encounter types indicated in the listed S30 codes?

Are there sex-specific codes in the S30 group for external genital injuries?

Which DRGs are related to the S30 diagnosis group for reimbursement and billing contexts?

References

When to Use

ICD-10-CM Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

Which anatomical areas are covered by ICD-10-CM code group S30?

What types of injuries are represented within the S30 group?

How are encounter types indicated in the listed S30 codes?

Are there sex-specific codes in the S30 group for external genital injuries?

Which DRGs are related to the S30 diagnosis group for reimbursement and billing contexts?

References