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ICD-10 · PDGM grouping

S39 Other and unspecified injuries of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals

All 63 codes in the S39 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.

ICD-10-CM FY2027 · CMS grouper v07.2.26

Codes in family

63

Can lead a claim

42

Cannot lead a claim

21

What CMS assigns to S39

42 of the 63 codes group to Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation (18), MMTA - Other (15) and Wound (9); 21 are assigned no clinical group. None of the 63 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. 42 of the 63 can lead a claim.

Every code in S39

Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
S39.0 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, lower back and pelvis
S39.00 Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, lower back and pelvis
S39.001 Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen
S39.001AUnspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, initCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S39.001DUnspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, subsCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S39.001SUnspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, sequelaCMS: Unsp injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S39.002 Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back
S39.002AUnspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, initCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S39.002DUnspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, subsCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S39.002SUnspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, sequelaCMS: Unsp injury of musc/fasc/tend lower back, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S39.003 Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis
S39.003AUnspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis, initCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S39.003DUnspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis, subsCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S39.003SUnspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis, sequelaCMS: Unsp injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S39.01 Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, lower back and pelvis
S39.011 Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen
S39.011AStrain of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, initial encounterCMS: Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, init encntrCan lead a claimENone
S39.011DStrain of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, subsequent encounterCMS: Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, subs encntrCan lead a claimENone
S39.011SStrain of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, sequelaCan lead a claimENone
S39.012 Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back
S39.012AStrain of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, initial encounterCMS: Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, initCan lead a claimENone
S39.012DStrain of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, subsequent encounterCMS: Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, subsCan lead a claimENone
S39.012SStrain of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, sequelaCan lead a claimENone
S39.013 Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis
S39.013AStrain of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis, initial encounterCMS: Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis, init encntrCan lead a claimENone
S39.013DStrain of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis, subsequent encounterCMS: Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis, subs encntrCan lead a claimENone
S39.013SStrain of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis, sequelaCan lead a claimENone
S39.02 Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, lower back and pelvis
S39.021 Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen
S39.021ALaceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, initial encounterCMS: Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, initCan lead a claimCNone
S39.021DLaceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, subsCan lead a claimCNone
S39.021SLaceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S39.022 Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back
S39.022ALaceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, initial encounterCMS: Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, initCan lead a claimCNone
S39.022DLaceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, subsCan lead a claimCNone
S39.022SLaceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, sequelaCMS: Laceration of musc/fasc/tend lower back, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S39.023 Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis
S39.023ALaceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis, initial encounterCMS: Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis, initCan lead a claimCNone
S39.023DLaceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis, subsCan lead a claimCNone
S39.023SLaceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S39.09 Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, lower back and pelvis
S39.091 Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen
S39.091AOther injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, initial encounterCMS: Inj muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, init encntrCan lead a claimENone
S39.091DOther injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, subsequent encounterCMS: Inj muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, subs encntrCan lead a claimENone
S39.091SOther injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, sequelaCMS: Oth injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, sequelaCan lead a claimENone
S39.092 Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back
S39.092AOther injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, initial encounterCMS: Inj muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, init encntrCan lead a claimENone
S39.092DOther injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, subsequent encounterCMS: Inj muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, subs encntrCan lead a claimENone
S39.092SOther injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, sequelaCMS: Inj muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, sequelaCan lead a claimENone
S39.093 Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis
S39.093AOther injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis, initial encounterCMS: Inj muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis, init encntrCan lead a claimENone
S39.093DOther injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis, subsequent encounterCMS: Inj muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis, subs encntrCan lead a claimENone
S39.093SOther injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis, sequelaCan lead a claimENone
S39.8 Other specified injuries of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals
S39.81 Other specified injuries of abdomen
S39.81XAOther specified injuries of abdomen, initial encounterCan lead a claimANone
S39.81XDOther specified injuries of abdomen, subsequent encounterCan lead a claimANone
S39.81XSOther specified injuries of abdomen, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
S39.82 Other specified injuries of lower back
S39.82XAOther specified injuries of lower back, initial encounterCan lead a claimANone
S39.82XDOther specified injuries of lower back, subsequent encounterCan lead a claimANone
S39.82XSOther specified injuries of lower back, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
S39.83 Other specified injuries of pelvis
S39.83XAOther specified injuries of pelvis, initial encounterCan lead a claimANone
S39.83XDOther specified injuries of pelvis, subsequent encounterCan lead a claimANone
S39.83XSOther specified injuries of pelvis, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
S39.84 Other specified injuries of external genitals
S39.840 Fracture of corpus cavernosum penis
S39.840AFracture of corpus cavernosum penis, initial encounterCan lead a claimANone
S39.840DFracture of corpus cavernosum penis, subsequent encounterCan lead a claimANone
S39.840SFracture of corpus cavernosum penis, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
S39.848 Other specified injuries of external genitals
S39.848AOther specified injuries of external genitals, initial encounterCMS: Other specified injuries of external genitals, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
S39.848DOther specified injuries of external genitals, subsequent encounterCMS: Other specified injuries of external genitals, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
S39.848SOther specified injuries of external genitals, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
S39.9 Unspecified injury of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals
S39.91 Unspecified injury of abdomen
S39.91XAUnspecified injury of abdomen, initial encounterCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S39.91XDUnspecified injury of abdomen, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S39.91XSUnspecified injury of abdomen, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S39.92 Unspecified injury of lower back
S39.92XAUnspecified injury of lower back, initial encounterCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S39.92XDUnspecified injury of lower back, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S39.92XSUnspecified injury of lower back, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S39.93 Unspecified injury of pelvis
S39.93XAUnspecified injury of pelvis, initial encounterCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S39.93XDUnspecified injury of pelvis, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S39.93XSUnspecified injury of pelvis, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S39.94 Unspecified injury of external genitals
S39.94XAUnspecified injury of external genitals, initial encounterCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S39.94XDUnspecified injury of external genitals, subsequent encounterCMS: Unspecified injury of external genitals, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S39.94XSUnspecified injury of external genitals, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone

Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.

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