ICD-10-CM 2027
ICD-10 code for pancreas injury
From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Injury › pancreas”. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About coding pancreas injury
The ICD-10-CM code for pancreas injury is S36.209 (Unspecified injury of unspecified part of pancreas). The official index lists 27 more specific codes, so check the documentation for details such as type, cause, site or severity before settling on S36.209.
Within S36.20, choose S36.209 (unspecified part of pancreas) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: head of pancreas (S36.200), body of pancreas (S36.201) and tail of pancreas (S36.202).
Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
More specific pancreas injury codes (official index)
- body S36.201 — Unspecified injury of body of pancreas
- contusion S36.221 — Contusion of body of pancreas
- laceration S36.231 — Laceration of body of pancreas, unspecified degree
- major S36.261 — Major laceration of body of pancreas
- minor S36.241 — Minor laceration of body of pancreas
- moderate S36.251 — Moderate laceration of body of pancreas
- specified type NEC S36.291 — Other injury of body of pancreas
- contusion S36.229 — Contusion of unspecified part of pancreas
- head S36.200 — Unspecified injury of head of pancreas
- contusion S36.220 — Contusion of head of pancreas
- laceration S36.230 — Laceration of head of pancreas, unspecified degree
- major S36.260 — Major laceration of head of pancreas
- minor S36.240 — Minor laceration of head of pancreas
- moderate S36.250 — Moderate laceration of head of pancreas
- specified type NEC S36.290 — Other injury of head of pancreas
- laceration S36.239 — Laceration of unspecified part of pancreas, unspecified degree
- major S36.269 — Major laceration of unspecified part of pancreas
- minor S36.249 — Minor laceration of unspecified part of pancreas
- moderate S36.259 — Moderate laceration of unspecified part of pancreas
- specified type NEC S36.299 — Other injury of unspecified part of pancreas
- tail S36.202 — Unspecified injury of tail of pancreas
- contusion S36.222 — Contusion of tail of pancreas
- laceration S36.232 — Laceration of tail of pancreas, unspecified degree
- major S36.262 — Major laceration of tail of pancreas
- minor S36.242 — Minor laceration of tail of pancreas
- moderate S36.252 — Moderate laceration of tail of pancreas
- specified type NEC S36.292 — Other injury of tail of pancreas
Common questions about pancreas injury ICD-10 codes
What is the ICD-10 code for pancreas injury?
- S36.209 — Unspecified injury of unspecified part of pancreas (a header code; report a more specific subcode). More specific codes apply when the documentation supports them: S36.201, S36.221, S36.231, S36.261 and others below.
What is the ICD-10 code for body pancreas injury?
- S36.201 — Unspecified injury of body of pancreas (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for contusion pancreas injury?
- S36.229 — Contusion of unspecified part of pancreas (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for head pancreas injury?
- S36.200 — Unspecified injury of head of pancreas (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for laceration pancreas injury?
- S36.239 — Laceration of unspecified part of pancreas, unspecified degree (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for tail pancreas injury?
- S36.202 — Unspecified injury of tail of pancreas (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
Is S36.209 billable?
- No. S36.209 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.