S34.3 Injury of cauda equina

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

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 S34.3

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 S34.3

• Concussion (brain) (cerebral) (current) › cauda equina
• Contusion (skin surface intact) › cauda equina
• Contusion (skin surface intact) › spinal cord › cauda equina
• Injury › cauda equina

Nearby codes

• S34.21XS Injury of nerve root of lumbar spine, sequela
• S34.22 Injury of nerve root of sacral spine
• S34.22XA Injury of nerve root of sacral spine, initial encounter
• S34.22XD Injury of nerve root of sacral spine, subsequent encounter
• S34.22XS Injury of nerve root of sacral spine, sequela
• S34.3 Injury of cauda equina (this code)
• S34.3XXA Injury of cauda equina, initial encounter
• S34.3XXD Injury of cauda equina, subsequent encounter
• S34.3XXS Injury of cauda equina, sequela
• S34.4 Injury of lumbosacral plexus
• S34.4XXA Injury of lumbosacral plexus, initial encounter