ICD-10 Code for Crush
The ICD-10-CM code for crush is T14.8 — Other injury of unspecified body region. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for crush with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
T14.8 cannot be submitted on a claim. It is a header code, so a more specific code from the list below is required.
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 | S38.1 | Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis | not billable |
| ankle | S97.0 | Crushing injury of ankle | not billable |
| back, lower | S38.1 | Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis | not billable |
| buttock | S38.1 | Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis | not billable |
| cheek | S07.0 | Crushing injury of face | not billable |
| chest | S28.0 | Crushed chest | not billable |
| cranium | S07.1 | Crushing injury of skull | not billable |
| ear | S07.0 | Crushing injury of face | not billable |
| elbow | S57.0 | Crushing injury of elbow | not billable |
| face | S07.0 | Crushing injury of face | not billable |
| finger | S67.1 | Crushing injury of other and unspecified finger(s) | not billable |
| foot | S97.8 | Crushing injury of foot | not billable |
| forearm | S57.8 | Crushing injury of forearm | not billable |
| hand | S67.2 | Crushing injury of hand | not billable |
| head | S07.9 | Crushing injury of head, part unspecified | not billable |
| hip | S77.0 | Crushing injury of hip | not billable |
| internal organNEC | T14.8 | Other injury of unspecified body region | not billable |
| knee | S87.0 | Crushing injury of knee | not billable |
| labium | S38.03 | Crushing injury of vulva | not billable |
| larynx | S17.0 | Crushing injury of larynx and trachea | not billable |
| leg | S87.8 | Crushing injury of lower leg | not billable |
| lip | S07.0 | Crushing injury of face | not billable |
| neck | S17.9 | Crushing injury of neck, part unspecified | not billable |
| nose | S07.0 | Crushing injury of face | not billable |
| pelvis | S38.1 | Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis | not billable |
| penis | S38.01 | Crushing injury of penis | not billable |
| scalp | S07.8 | Crushing injury of other parts of head | not billable |
| scrotum | S38.02 | Crushing injury of scrotum and testis | not billable |
| severe, unspecified site | T14.8 | Other injury of unspecified body region | not billable |
| skull | S07.1 | Crushing injury of skull | not billable |
| syndrome | T79.5 | Traumatic anuria | not billable |
| testis | S38.02 | Crushing injury of scrotum and testis | not billable |
| thigh | S77.1 | Crushing injury of thigh | not billable |
| throat | S17.8 | Crushing injury of other specified parts of neck | not billable |
| thumb | S67.0 | Crushing injury of thumb | not billable |
| toe | S97.10 | Crushing injury of unspecified toe(s) | not billable |
| trachea | S17.0 | Crushing injury of larynx and trachea | not billable |
| vagina | S38.03 | Crushing injury of vulva | not billable |
| vulva | S38.03 | Crushing injury of vulva | not billable |
| wrist | S67.3 | Crushing injury of wrist | not billable |
Crush finger
Crush genitalia, external
| female | S38.002 | Crushing injury of unspecified external genital organs, female | not billable |
| male | S38.001 | Crushing injury of unspecified external genital organs, male | not billable |
| female › vagina | S38.03 | Crushing injury of vulva | not billable |
| female › vulva | S38.03 | Crushing injury of vulva | not billable |
| male › penis | S38.01 | Crushing injury of penis | not billable |
| male › scrotum | S38.02 | Crushing injury of scrotum and testis | not billable |
| male › testis | S38.02 | Crushing injury of scrotum and testis | not billable |
Crush hand
| with wrist | S67.4 | Crushing injury of wrist and hand | not billable |
Crush head
| specified NEC | S07.8 | Crushing injury of other parts of head | not billable |
Crush hip
| with thigh | S77.2 | Crushing injury of hip with thigh | not billable |
Crush lower
| back | S38.1 | Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis | not billable |
Crush thigh
| with hip | S77.2 | Crushing injury of hip with thigh | not billable |
Crush toe
Crush wrist
| with hand | S67.4 | Crushing injury of wrist and hand | not billable |
Crush extremity
| upper › below elbow | S67.9 | Crushing injury of unspecified part(s) of wrist, hand and fingers | not billable |
Codes under T14.8
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources