ICD-10 Code for Contusion

The default ICD-10-CM 2027 code for contusion (skin surface intact) is T14.8 – Other injury of unspecified body region (a header – choose a more specific code). More specific codes depend on the details documented, as listed in the official index (107 codes, 2 billable).

Main code: T14.8 – Other injury of unspecified body region
Billable: No – header code

Index entries for Contusion

abdomen, abdominal (muscle) (wall) – S30.11 (header)
adnexa, eye NEC – S05.8X- (header)
adrenal gland – S37.812 (header)
alveolar process – S00.532 (header)
ankle – S90.0- (header)
antecubital space – see Contusion, forearm
anus – S30.3 (header)
arm (upper) – S40.02- (header)
- lower (with elbow) – see Contusion, forearm
auditory canal – see Contusion, ear
auricle – see Contusion, ear
axilla – see Contusion, arm, upper
back – see also Contusion, thorax, back
- lower – S30.0 (header)
bile duct – S36.13 (header)
bladder – S37.22 (header)
bone NEC – T14.8 (header)
brain (diffuse) – see Injury, intracranial, diffuse
- focal – see Injury, intracranial, focal
brainstem – S06.38- (header)
breast – S20.0- (header)
broad ligament – S37.892 (header)
brow – S00.83 (header)
buttock – S30.0 (header)
canthus, eye – S00.1- (header)
cauda equina – S34.3 (header)
cerebellar, traumatic – S06.37- (header)
cerebral – S06.33- (header)
- left side – S06.32- (header)
- right side – S06.31- (header)
cheek – S00.83 (header)
- internal – S00.532 (header)
chest (wall) – see Contusion, thorax
chin – S00.83 (header)
clitoris – S30.23 (header)
colon – see Injury, intestine, large, contusion
common bile duct – S36.13 (header)
conjunctiva – S05.1- (header)
- with foreign body (in conjunctival sac) – see Foreign body, conjunctival sac
conus medullaris (spine) – S34.139 (header)
cornea – see Contusion, eyeball
- with foreign body – see Foreign body, cornea
corpus cavernosum – S30.21 (header)
cortex (brain) (cerebral) – see Injury, intracranial, diffuse
- focal – see Injury, intracranial, focal
costal region – see Contusion, thorax
cystic duct – S36.13 (header)
diaphragm – S27.802 (header)
duodenum – S36.420 (header)
ear – S00.43- (header)
elbow – S50.0- (header)
- with forearm – see Contusion, forearm
epididymis – S30.22 (header)
epigastric region – S30.11 (header)
epiglottis – S10.0 (header)
esophagus (thoracic) – S27.812 (header)
- cervical – S10.0 (header)
eyeball – S05.1- (header)
eyebrow – S00.1- (header)
eyelid (and periocular area) – S00.1- (header)
face NEC – S00.83 (header)
fallopian tube – S37.529 (header)
- bilateral – S37.522 (header)
- unilateral – S37.521 (header)
femoral triangle – S30.11 (header)
finger (s) – S60.00 (header)
- with damage to nail (matrix) – S60.10 (header)
- index – S60.02- (header)
  - with damage to nail – S60.12- (header)
- little – S60.05- (header)
  - with damage to nail – S60.15- (header)
- middle – S60.03- (header)
  - with damage to nail – S60.13- (header)
- ring – S60.04- (header)
  - with damage to nail – S60.14- (header)
- thumb – see Contusion, thumb
flank (latus) – S30.13 (header)
foot (except toe(s) alone) – S90.3- (header)
- toe – see Contusion, toe
forearm – S50.1- (header)
- elbow only – see Contusion, elbow
forehead – S00.83 (header)
gallbladder – S36.122 (header)
genital organs, external
- female – S30.202 (header)
- male – S30.201 (header)
globe (eye) – see Contusion, eyeball
groin – S30.12 (header)
gum – S00.532 (header)
hand – S60.22- (header)
- finger (s) – see Contusion, finger
- wrist – see Contusion, wrist
head – S00.93 (header)
- ear – see Contusion, ear
- eyelid – see Contusion, eyelid
- lip – S00.531 (header)
- nose – S00.33 (header)
- oral cavity – S00.532 (header)
- scalp – S00.03 (header)
- specified part NEC – S00.83 (header)
heart – S26.91 (header) – see also Injury, heart
heel – see Contusion, foot
hepatic duct – S36.13 (header)
hip – S70.0- (header)
ileum – S36.428 (header)
iliac region – S30.12 (header)
inguinal region – S30.12 (header)
interscapular region – S20.229 (header)
intra-abdominal organ – S36.92 (header)
- colon – see Injury, intestine, large, contusion
- liver – S36.112 (header)
- pancreas – see Contusion, pancreas
- rectum – S36.62 (header)
- small intestine – see Injury, intestine, small, contusion
- specified organ NEC – S36.892 (header)
- spleen – see Contusion, spleen
- stomach – S36.32 (header)
iris (eye) – see Contusion, eyeball
jaw – S00.83 (header)
jejunum – S36.428 (header)
kidney – S37.01- (header)
- major (greater than 2 cm) – S37.02- (header)
- minor (less than 2 cm) – S37.01- (header)
knee – S80.0- (header)
labium (majus) (minus) – S30.23 (header)
lacrimal apparatus, gland or sac – S05.8X- (header)
larynx – S10.0 (header)
leg (lower) – S80.1- (header)
- knee – see Contusion, knee
lens – see Contusion, eyeball
lip – S00.531 (header)
liver – S36.112 (header)
lower back – S30.0 (header)
lumbar region – S30.0 (header)
lung – S27.329 (header)
- bilateral – S27.322 (header)
- unilateral – S27.321 (header)
malar region – S00.83 (header)
mastoid region – S00.83 (header)
membrane, brain – see Injury, intracranial, diffuse
- focal – see Injury, intracranial, focal
mesentery – S36.892 (header)
mesosalpinx – S37.892 (header)
mouth – S00.532 (header)
muscle – see Contusion, by site
nail
- finger – see Contusion, finger, with damage to nail
- toe – see Contusion, toe, with damage to nail
nasal – S00.33 (header)
neck – S10.93 (header)
- specified site NEC – S10.83 (header)
- throat – S10.0 (header)
nerve – see Injury, nerve
newborn – P54.5
nose – S00.33 (header)
occipital
- lobe (brain) – see Injury, intracranial, diffuse
  - focal – see Injury, intracranial, focal
- region (scalp) – S00.03 (header)
orbit (region) (tissues) – S05.1- (header)
ovary – S37.429 (header)
- bilateral – S37.422 (header)
- unilateral – S37.421 (header)
palate – S00.532 (header)
pancreas – S36.229 (header)
- body – S36.221 (header)
- head – S36.220 (header)
- tail – S36.222 (header)
parietal
- lobe (brain) – see Injury, intracranial, diffuse
  - focal – see Injury, intracranial, focal
- region (scalp) – S00.03 (header)
pelvic organ – S37.92 (header)
- adrenal gland – S37.812 (header)
- bladder – S37.22 (header)
- fallopian tube – see Contusion, fallopian tube
- kidney – see Contusion, kidney
- ovary – see Contusion, ovary
- prostate – S37.822 (header)
- specified organ NEC – S37.892 (header)
- ureter – S37.12 (header)
- urethra – S37.32 (header)
- uterus – S37.62 (header)
pelvis – S30.0 (header)
penis – S30.21 (header)
perineum
- female – S30.23 (header)
- male – S30.0 (header)
periocular area – S00.1- (header)
peritoneum – S36.81 (header)
periurethral tissue – see Contusion, urethra
pharynx – S10.0 (header)
pinna – see Contusion, ear
popliteal space – see Contusion, knee
prepuce – S30.21 (header)
prostate – S37.822 (header)
pubic region – S30.11 (header)
pudendum
- female – S30.202 (header)
- male – S30.201 (header)
quadriceps femoris – see Contusion, thigh
rectum – S36.62 (header)
retroperitoneum – S36.892 (header)
round ligament – S37.892 (header)
sacral region – S30.0 (header)
scalp – S00.03 (header)
- due to birth injury – P12.3
scapular region – see Contusion, shoulder
sclera – see Contusion, eyeball
scrotum – S30.22 (header)
seminal vesicle – S37.892 (header)
shoulder – S40.01- (header)
skin NEC – T14.8 (header)
small intestine – see Injury, intestine, small, contusion
spermatic cord – S30.22 (header)
spinal cord – see Injury, spinal cord, by region
- cauda equina – S34.3 (header)
- conus medullaris – S34.139 (header)
spleen – S36.029 (header)
- major – S36.021 (header)
- minor – S36.020 (header)
sternal region – S20.219 (header)
stomach – S36.32 (header)
subconjunctival – S05.1- (header)
subcutaneous NEC – T14.8 (header)
submaxillary region – S00.83 (header)
submental region – S00.83 (header)
subperiosteal NEC – T14.8 (header)
subungual
- finger – see Contusion, finger, with damage to nail
- toe – see Contusion, toe, with damage to nail
supraclavicular fossa – S10.83 (header)
supraorbital – S00.83 (header)
suprarenal gland – S37.812 (header)
temple (region) – S00.83 (header)
temporal
- lobe (brain) – see Injury, intracranial, diffuse
  - focal – see Injury, intracranial, focal
- region – S00.83 (header)
testis – S30.22 (header)
thigh – S70.1- (header)
thorax (wall) – S20.20 (header)
- back – S20.22- (header)
- front – S20.21- (header)
throat – S10.0 (header)
thumb – S60.01- (header)
- with damage to nail – S60.11- (header)
toe (s) (lesser) – S90.12- (header)
- with damage to nail – S90.22- (header)
- great – S90.11- (header)
  - with damage to nail – S90.21- (header)
tongue – S00.532 (header)
trachea (cervical) – S10.0 (header)
- thoracic – S27.52 (header)
tunica vaginalis – S30.22 (header)
tympanum, tympanic membrane – see Contusion, ear
ureter – S37.12 (header)
urethra – S37.32 (header)
urinary organ NEC – S37.892 (header)
uterus – S37.62 (header)
uvula – S00.532 (header)
vagina – S30.23 (header)
vas deferens – S37.892 (header)
vesical – S37.22 (header)
vocal cord (s) – S10.0 (header)
vulva – S30.23 (header)
wrist – S60.21- (header)

How to choose the right code

Start with the main term, then pick the indented subterm that matches the documentation (type, cause, site, laterality, episode of care). Always confirm the code in the tabular list: follow its Excludes1/Excludes2, “code first” and “use additional code” notes, and add a 7th character where required.

Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 alphabetic index.