S34.02 Concussion and edema of sacral spinal cord

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applicable to

• Concussion and edema of conus medullaris

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

Code annotations containing back-references to S34.02

Back-references to S34.0

• Code First: R29.5 Transient paralysis ("any associated spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-, S24.0, S24.1-, S34.0-, S34.1-)")
• Code Also: S31 Open wound of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals ("spinal cord injury (S24.0, S24.1-, S34.0-, S34.1-)")
• Code Also: S33.1 Subluxation and dislocation of lumbar vertebra ("spinal cord injury (S24.0, S24.1-, S34.0-, S34.1-)")
• Use Additional: S38.1 Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis ("spinal cord injury (S34.0, S34.1-)")

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.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S34.02

• Concussion (brain) (cerebral) (current) › conus medullaris
• Concussion (brain) (cerebral) (current) › spinal (cord) › sacral

Nearby codes

• 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
• S34.02 Concussion and edema of sacral spinal cord (this code)
• S34.02XA Concussion and edema of sacral spinal cord, initial encounter
• S34.02XD Concussion and edema of sacral spinal cord, subsequent encounter
• S34.02XS Concussion and edema of sacral spinal cord, sequela
• S34.1 Other and unspecified injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord
• S34.10 Unspecified injury to lumbar spinal cord