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Billing code

E736A

Liver laceration repair

Add to a trauma laparotomy (S321) for repair of a lacerated liver.

Watch for: Bill under S321; the E420 trauma premium needs the Injury Severity Score recorded and on the same claim.

Code

E736A

FHO+ basket

Not in the FHO+ base rate basket (Schedule 2 or 2B).

Effective date

Apr 1, 2026

Termination date

No end date

Explanation

Updated October 26, 2026

Add-on to trauma laparotomy (S321) for repairing a lacerated liver.

What it covers

E736 is repair of a lacerated liver during a trauma laparotomy, one of the add-ons listed under laparotomy for acute trauma (S321) (S34).

Billing rules

• Listed as an add-on under S321, laparotomy for acute trauma (S34).
• E420 trauma premium may apply when the Injury Severity Score is over 15 (age 16 or more) or over 12 (under 16), recorded in the chart and submitted on the same claim (GP109).
• Marked #: premises, equipment, supplies and staff for the procedure are not included in the fee (SP1).
• Carries assistant basic units, so the surgical assistant can bill it with suffix B (S34).
• E736 is on the list of procedures that take the E676 morbid obesity premium (SP6).

Often billed with

• S321 laparotomy for acute trauma (S34).

Related codes: S321, E735, E723, E733, E734

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Digestive System Surgical Procedures, Abdomen, Peritoneum and Omentum, page S34.

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