S34 — Injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord and nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level
Part of Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes , block Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39) .
Official Notes
Note
Code to highest level of lumbar cord injury
Note
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.
Code Also
any associated:
Code Also
open wound of abdomen, lower back and pelvis ( S31 .-)
Code Also
transient paralysis ( R29.5 )
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S34
7th Character
A - initial encounter
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
7th Character
S - sequela
Child Codes
- S34.0 Concussion and edema of lumbar and sacral spinal cord Has subcodes
- S34.1 Other and unspecified injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord Has subcodes
- S34.2 Injury of nerve root of lumbar and sacral spine Has subcodes
- S34.3 Injury of cauda equina Has subcodes
- S34.4 Injury of lumbosacral plexus Has subcodes
- S34.5 Injury of lumbar, sacral and pelvic sympathetic nerves Has subcodes
- S34.6 Injury of peripheral nerve(s) at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level Has subcodes
- S34.8 Injury of other nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level Has subcodes
- S34.9 Injury of unspecified nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level Has subcodes
Referenced By
Official notes on these codes cite S34.
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