S30.9AXA
S30.9AXA — Unspecified superficial injury of flank, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
S30.9AXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified superficial injury of flank, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S30
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S30.9AXA does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code history
What changed, and when. Derived by diffing consecutive CMS release files — which matters when you are defending a code assigned under an earlier edition.
- addedFY2024-FY2026
Unspecified superficial injury of flank, initial encounter
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S30.9A. If S30.9AXA is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S30.9AXA
- Is S30.9AXA a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S30.9AXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S30.9AXA sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39).