S37.422A Contusion of ovary, bilateral, initial encounter

ICD-10-CM Code S37.422A: Contusion of ovary, bilateral, initial encounter

ICD-10-CM code S37.422A identifies a bilateral ovarian contusion during an initial encounter. Official terminology registers this concept under the semantic type of injury or poisoning. The code appears in administrative lists alongside related unilateral, subsequent, and unspecified ovarian injury codes, but the supplied sources do not confirm clinical parameters or coverage guarantees. 3 4 5

Plain-language overview

The official preferred name for code S37.422A is contusion of ovary, bilateral, initial encounter, and the concept is classified under the semantic type of injury or poisoning. 4

What this code represents

Code S37.422A appears in an official list alongside S37.421A for a unilateral ovarian contusion and S37.429A for an unspecified ovarian contusion, showing a structural distinction based on laterality. 3 5

Code S37.422A is listed next to S37.422D, which identifies a subsequent encounter for a bilateral ovarian contusion, distinguishing the phase of care from the initial encounter. 5

Coding details

Code S37.422A is listed in an official code list alongside S37.402A for an unspecified bilateral ovarian injury and S37.432A for a bilateral ovarian laceration, distinguishing contusion from other injury types. 5

Documentation considerations

The supplied sources list S37.422A alongside distinct unilateral, subsequent, and unspecified ovarian contusion codes, but they do not provide the documentation rules needed to select this specific code. 3 5

Coverage and utilization context

Code S37.422A appears in a payer policy document for abdomen and pelvic imaging, but the supplied text does not state that inclusion in this list guarantees payment or coverage. 5

What the sources add

The National Cancer Institute EVS source provides the semantic type of injury or poisoning for S37.422A, while the payer policy source lists the code alongside related ovarian injury variants for administrative processing. 4 5

The CMS claims processing source lists S37.422A alongside S37.429A and S37.431A, while the Blue Cross policy source lists S37.422A alongside S37.421A and S37.422D, showing different groupings of related codes across the two documents. 3 5

Sources

1. Bookshelf — ncbi.nlm.nih.gov; accessed 2026-07-25.
2. Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 18 — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-25.
3. Article - Billing and Coding: Oximetry Services (A57205) — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-25.
4. EVS Explore — evsexplore.semantics.cancer.gov; accessed 2026-07-25.
5. 930 AIM Abdomen and Pelvic Imaging CPT and Diagnoses ... — bluecrossma.com; accessed 2026-07-25.