S34 Injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord and nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level

Non-billable header with 9 child codes.

Code also

• any associated:
• fracture of vertebra (S22.0-, S32.0-)
• open wound of abdomen, lower back and pelvis (S31.-)
• transient paralysis (R29.5)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S34

Notes

• Code to highest level of lumbar cord injury
• Injuries to the spinal cord (S34.0 and S34.1) refer to the cord level and not bone level injury, and can affect nerve roots at and below the level given.

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Applies from S34 Injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord and nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level

Code also

• any associated:
• fracture of vertebra (S22.0-, S32.0-)
• open wound of abdomen, lower back and pelvis (S31.-)
• transient paralysis (R29.5)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S34

Notes

• Code to highest level of lumbar cord injury
• Injuries to the spinal cord (S34.0 and S34.1) refer to the cord level and not bone level injury, and can affect nerve roots at and below the level given.

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Codes under S34

• S34.0 Concussion and edema of lumbar and sacral spinal cord
• S34.1 Other and unspecified injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord
• S34.2 Injury of nerve root of lumbar and sacral spine
• S34.3 Injury of cauda equina
• S34.4 Injury of lumbosacral plexus
• S34.5 Injury of lumbar, sacral and pelvic sympathetic nerves
• S34.6 Injury of peripheral nerve(s) at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level
• S34.8 Injury of other nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level
• S34.9 Injury of unspecified nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level

Code annotations containing back-references to S34

Back-references to S34

• Type 1 Excludes: G83.8 Other specified paralytic syndromes ("paralytic syndromes due to current spinal cord injury-code to spinal cord injury (S14, S24, S34)")
• Code First: S32 Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis ("any associated spinal cord and spinal nerve injury (S34.-)")

Back-references to S34

• Type 1 Excludes: G83.8 Other specified paralytic syndromes ("paralytic syndromes due to current spinal cord injury-code to spinal cord injury (S14, S24, S34)")
• Code First: S32 Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis ("any associated spinal cord and spinal nerve injury (S34.-)")

Nearby codes

• S34 Injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord and nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level (this code)
• S34.0 Concussion and edema of lumbar and sacral spinal cord
• S34.01 Concussion and edema of lumbar spinal cord
• S34.01XA Concussion and edema of lumbar spinal cord, initial encounter
• S34.01XD Concussion and edema of lumbar spinal cord, subsequent encounter
• S34.01XS Concussion and edema of lumbar spinal cord, sequela