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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

S34.21

Injury of nerve root of lumbar spine

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where S34.21 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. S34 Injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord and nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level
  2. S34.2 Parent Injury of nerve root of lumbar and sacral spine
  3. S34.21 This code Injury of nerve root of lumbar spine

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Code Also

any associated:

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

Code Also

fracture of vertebra ( S22.0- , S32.0- )

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

Code Also

open wound of abdomen, lower back and pelvis ( S31 .-)

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

Code Also

transient paralysis ( R29.5 )

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

7th Character

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

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

7th Character

A - initial encounter

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

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

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

7th Character

S - sequela

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

More Specific Codes

3 codes under S34.21

Version History

How S34.21 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Injury of nerve root of lumbar spine

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Injury of nerve root of lumbar spine

Related Codes

Other codes under S34.2

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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