Which crush code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 35 codes under Crush, crushed, crushing. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| abdomen | S38.1Not billable | Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis |
| ankle | S97.0Not billable | Crushing injury of ankle |
| back, lower | S38.1Not billable | Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis |
| buttock | S38.1Not billable | Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis |
| cheek | S07.0Not billable | Crushing injury of face |
| chest | S28.0Not billable | Crushed chest |
| cranium | S07.1Not billable | Crushing injury of skull |
| ear | S07.0Not billable | Crushing injury of face |
| elbow | S57.0Not billable | Crushing injury of elbow |
| face | S07.0Not billable | Crushing injury of face |
| finger | S67.1Not billable | Crushing injury of other and unspecified finger(s) |
| foot | S97.8Not billable | Crushing injury of foot |
| forearm | S57.8Not billable | Crushing injury of forearm |
| hand | S67.2Not billable | Crushing injury of hand |
| head | S07.9Not billable | Crushing injury of head, part unspecified |
| hip | S77.0Not billable | Crushing injury of hip |
| internal organ NEC | T14.8Not billable | Other injury of unspecified body region |
| knee | S87.0Not billable | Crushing injury of knee |
| labium | S38.03Not billable | Crushing injury of vulva |
| larynx | S17.0Not billable | Crushing injury of larynx and trachea |
| leg | S87.8Not billable | Crushing injury of lower leg |
| lip | S07.0Not billable | Crushing injury of face |
| neck | S17.9Not billable | Crushing injury of neck, part unspecified |
| nose | S07.0Not billable | Crushing injury of face |
| pelvis | S38.1Not billable | Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis |
| penis | S38.01Not billable | Crushing injury of penis |
| scalp | S07.8Not billable | Crushing injury of other parts of head |
| scrotum | S38.02Not billable | Crushing injury of scrotum and testis |
| severe, unspecified site | T14.8Not billable | Other injury of unspecified body region |
| skull | S07.1Not billable | Crushing injury of skull |
| syndrome | T79.5Not billable | Traumatic anuria |
| testis | S38.02Not billable | Crushing injury of scrotum and testis |
| thigh | S77.1Not billable | Crushing injury of thigh |
| throat | S17.8Not billable | Crushing injury of other specified parts of neck |
| thumb | S67.0Not billable | Crushing injury of thumb |
| toe | S97.10Not billable | Crushing injury of unspecified toe(s) |
| trachea | S17.0Not billable | Crushing injury of larynx and trachea |
| vagina | S38.03Not billable | Crushing injury of vulva |
| vulva | S38.03Not billable | Crushing injury of vulva |
| wrist | S67.3Not billable | Crushing injury of wrist |
Crush finger
| index | S67.19Not billable | Crushing injury of other finger(s) |
| little | S67.19Not billable | Crushing injury of other finger(s) |
| middle | S67.19Not billable | Crushing injury of other finger(s) |
| ring | S67.19Not billable | Crushing injury of other finger(s) |
Crush genitalia, external
| female | S38.002Not billable | Crushing injury of unspecified external genital organs, female |
| male | S38.001Not billable | Crushing injury of unspecified external genital organs, male |
| female › vagina | S38.03Not billable | Crushing injury of vulva |
| female › vulva | S38.03Not billable | Crushing injury of vulva |
| male › penis | S38.01Not billable | Crushing injury of penis |
| male › scrotum | S38.02Not billable | Crushing injury of scrotum and testis |
| male › testis | S38.02Not billable | Crushing injury of scrotum and testis |
Crush hand
| with wrist | S67.4Not billable | Crushing injury of wrist and hand |
Crush head
| specified NEC | S07.8Not billable | Crushing injury of other parts of head |
Crush hip
| with thigh | S77.2Not billable | Crushing injury of hip with thigh |
Crush lower
| back | S38.1Not billable | Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis |
Crush thigh
| with hip | S77.2Not billable | Crushing injury of hip with thigh |
Crush toe
| great | S97.11Not billable | Crushing injury of great toe |
| lesser | S97.12Not billable | Crushing injury of lesser toe(s) |
Crush wrist
| with hand | S67.4Not billable | Crushing injury of wrist and hand |
Crush extremity
| upper › below elbow | S67.9Not billable | Crushing injury of unspecified part(s) of wrist, hand and fingers |