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FY2027

S30.870 — Other superficial bite of lower back and pelvis

Not billable

Is S30.870 billable?

No — S30.870 is a non-billable header code. S30.870 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath S30.870.

S30.870 at a glance

CodeS30.870
DescriptionOther superficial bite of lower back and pelvis
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is S30.870 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S30.870. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Bite › buttock › superficial NEC (s) (animal) (human)
  • Bite › pelvis › superficial NEC (s) (animal) (human)
  • Bite › back › lower › superficial NEC (s) (animal) (human)
  • Injury › superficial NEC › back › lower › superficial › bite NEC

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from S30.87

The conditions below can never be reported together with S30.870 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside S30.870 to fully describe the condition. S30.870 is sequenced first.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19

The conditions below are not part of S30.870, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S30.870 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S30-S39

The conditions below are not part of S30.870, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S30.870 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5)
  • effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-)
  • effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S30

The conditions below are not part of S30.870, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S30.870 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • superficial injury of hip (S70.-)

What codes fall under S30.870? (3)

How long has S30.870 existed?

S30.870 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

What other codes are in the S30.87 family? (8)