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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".24" citation="COMAR 30.08.05.24" title_num="30" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="05" heading="Injury Severity Criteria.">
  <text>For the purposes of Regulation .20D(2)—(3) of this chapter, a patient with severe injury shall have:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An injury severity score (ISS) greater than or equal to 13;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A penetrating injury with systolic blood pressure of less than or equal to 90 millimeters of mercury;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A thoracic injury classified as one or more of the following International Classification of Diseases 9th Revision Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>861.21 — Lung contusion, without open wound to thorax;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>861.31 — Lung contusion, with open wound into thorax; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>807.4 — Flail chest;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A blunt injury to the abdomen with major solid visceral injury classified as one or more of the following ICD-9-CM codes:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>864.03 — Moderate laceration injury to liver without mention of open wound into cavity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>864.04 — Major laceration injury to liver without mention of open wound into cavity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>864.13 — Moderate laceration injury to liver with open wound into cavity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>864.14 — Major laceration of liver with open wound into cavity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>865.03 — Injury to spleen with laceration extending into parenchyma without mention of open wound into cavity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>865.04 — Injury to spleen with massive parenchymal disruption without mention of open wound into cavity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>865.13 — Injury to spleen with laceration extending into parenchyma and open wound into cavity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>865.14 — Injury to spleen with massive parenchymal disruption and open wound into cavity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>866.01 — Hematoma of kidney without rupture of capsule or mention of open wound into cavity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>866.02 — Laceration of kidney without mention of open wound into cavity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>866.11 — Hematoma of kidney without rupture of capsule but with open wound into cavity; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>866.12 — Laceration of kidney with open wound into cavity;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A major surgical procedure in the cranial, thoracic, vascular, abdominal, or spinal body regions, classified as one or more of the following ICD-9-CM procedure codes:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Cranial:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>01.2X — Craniotomy and craniectomy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>01.3X — Incision of brain and cerebral meninges;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>01.52 — Hemispherectomy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>01.53 — Lobectomy of brain;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>02.0X — Cranioplasty;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>02.1X — Repair of cerebral meninges;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>02.3 — Extracranial ventricular shunt;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>02.92 — Repair of brain; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>02.94 — Insertion of replacement of skull tongs or halo traction device;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Thoracic:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>34.02 — Exploratory thoracotomy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>34.82 — Suture of laceration of diaphragm;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>34.84 — Other repair of diaphragm;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>37.1X — Cardiotomy and pericardiotomy; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>37.91 — Open chest cardiac massage;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Vascular:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>38.3 — Resection of vessel with anastomosis (use 4th digits 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9);</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>38.4 — Resection of vessel with replacement (use 4th digits 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9);</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>38.8 — Other surgical occlusion of vessels (use 4th digits 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9);</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>39.3 — Suture of vessel;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>39.56 &lt;MD &gt;Repair of blood vessel with tissue patch graft;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>39.57 — Repair of blood vessel with synthetic patch graft;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>39.58 — Other repair of vessel;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>39.6X — Extracorporeal circulation and procedures auxiliary to heart surgery; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>39.98 — Control of hemorrhage, not otherwise specified;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Abdominal:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>41.43 — Partial splenectomy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>41.5 — Total splenectomy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>41.95 — Repair and plastic operations on spleen;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>42.82 — Suture of laceration of esophagus;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>42.89 — Other repair of esophagus;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>44.61 — Suture of laceration of stomach;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>44.69 — Other repair of stomach, not otherwise specified;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>45.0X — Enterotomy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>45.5X — Isolation of intestinal segment;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(j)">
        <text>45.6X — Other excision of small intestine;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(k)">
        <text>45.7X — Partial excision of large intestine;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(l)">
        <text>45.8 — Total intra-abdominal colectomy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(m)">
        <text>46.0 through 46.03 — Other operations on intestine;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(n)">
        <text>46.7X — Other repair of intestine;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(o)">
        <text>50.0 — Hepatotomy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(p)">
        <text>50.22 — Partial hepatectomy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(q)">
        <text>50.3 — Lobectomy of liver;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(r)">
        <text>50.4 — Total hepatectomy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(s)">
        <text>50.6X — Repair of liver;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(t)">
        <text>52.5X — Partial pancreatectomy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(u)">
        <text>52.6 — Total pancreatectomy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(v)">
        <text>52.95 — Other repair of the pancreas;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(w)">
        <text>54.11 — Exploratory laparotomy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(x)">
        <text>55.4 — Partial nephrectomy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(y)">
        <text>55.5X — Complete nephrectomy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(z)">
        <text>55.8X — Other repair of kidney;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(aa)">
        <text>56.8X — Repair of ureter; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(bb)">
        <text>57.8X — Other repair of urinary bladder; or</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Spinal:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>03.53 — Repair of vertebral fracture;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>81.00 — Spinal fusion, not otherwise specified;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>81.01 — Atlas-axis spinal fusion;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>81.02 — Other cervical fusion, anterior technique;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>81.03 — Other cervical fusion, posterior technique;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>81.04 — Dorsal and dorsolumbar fusion anterior technique;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>81.05 — Dorsal and dorsolumbar fusion, posterior technique; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>81.06 — Lumbar and lumbosacral fusion, anterior technique;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>A major pelvic fracture, classified as one or more of the following ICD-9-CM codes:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>808.43 — Multiple, closed, pelvic fractures with disruption of pelvic circle; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>808.53 — Multiple, open, pelvic fractures with disruption of pelvic circle; or</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Two or more long bone lower extremity fractures that can be either ipsilateral or contralateral, classified as one or more of the following ICD-9-CM codes:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>820.XX — Fractures of neck of femur;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>821.XX — Fractures of other and unspecified parts of femur; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>823.X2 — Fractures of fibula with tibia.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>