SNOMED_CT

SNOMED CT Concept 23697004: Crush syndrome

23697004 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent Crush syndrome in structured clinical data. You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a disorder in the terminology hierarchy.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026

What is this code?

SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a disorder in the terminology hierarchy.

When is it used?

  • Used to represent a standardized clinical concept in health records, terminology services, and semantic mappings.
  • Often linked to diagnoses, findings, procedures, body structures, organisms, substances, or observable entities depending on the concept type.
  • Semantic tag: disorder

What it does not mean

  • A terminology concept label alone does not replace clinical interpretation, diagnosis context, or treatment advice.

Key facts

Semantic tagDisorder
Definition statusFully defined
Definition patternEquivalent
OWL axioms1
Defining attributes12
Role groups7
Module900000000000207008
Parents12

Defining attributes

Associated morphologyCrushing injury (morphology)(morphologic abnormality)
Finding siteSkeletal muscle structure(body structure)
Associated morphologyAcute necrosis(morphologic abnormality)
Causative agentHeme(substance)
Finding siteKidney structure(body structure)
Associated morphologyRhabdomyolysis(morphologic abnormality)
Finding siteSkeletal muscle structure(body structure)
Has interpretationImpaired(qualifier value)
InterpretsRenal function(observable entity)
AfterCrushing injury(disorder)
Clinical courseSudden onset AND/OR short duration(qualifier value)
Due toTraumatic event(event)

Where you may see this code

You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows.

Common synonyms

Renal failure following crushing injuryMyoglobinuric nephrosisIschemic muscular necrosis syndromeBywaters' syndromeCrush kidneyIschaemic muscular necrosis syndromeMyoglobinuric acute renal failureAcute renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code23697004
SystemSNOMED_CT
Display nameCrush syndrome
DescriptionCrush syndrome (disorder)

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceSNOMED CT
Version20260501T120000Z
Releasesnapshot

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