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

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 Section Notes

 S34

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

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.

Code also any associated:

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

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

transient paralysis (R29.5)

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

A

initial encounter

D

subsequent encounter

S

sequela

 S34.0

Concussion and edema of lumbar and sacral spinal cord

 S34.01

Concussion and edema of lumbar spinal cord

 S34.02

Concussion and edema of sacral spinal cord

Concussion and edema of conus medullaris

 S34.1

Other and unspecified injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord

 S34.10

Unspecified injury to lumbar spinal cord

 S34.101

Unspecified injury to L1 level of lumbar spinal cord

Unspecified injury to lumbar spinal cord level 1

 S34.102

Unspecified injury to L2 level of lumbar spinal cord

Unspecified injury to lumbar spinal cord level 2

 S34.103

Unspecified injury to L3 level of lumbar spinal cord

Unspecified injury to lumbar spinal cord level 3

 S34.104

Unspecified injury to L4 level of lumbar spinal cord

Unspecified injury to lumbar spinal cord level 4

 S34.105

Unspecified injury to L5 level of lumbar spinal cord

Unspecified injury to lumbar spinal cord level 5

 S34.109

Unspecified injury to unspecified level of lumbar spinal cord

 S34.11

Complete lesion of lumbar spinal cord

 S34.111

Complete lesion of L1 level of lumbar spinal cord

Complete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 1

 S34.112

Complete lesion of L2 level of lumbar spinal cord

Complete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 2

 S34.113

Complete lesion of L3 level of lumbar spinal cord

Complete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 3

 S34.114

Complete lesion of L4 level of lumbar spinal cord

Complete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 4

 S34.115

Complete lesion of L5 level of lumbar spinal cord

Complete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 5

 S34.119

Complete lesion of unspecified level of lumbar spinal cord

 S34.12

Incomplete lesion of lumbar spinal cord

 S34.121

Incomplete lesion of L1 level of lumbar spinal cord

Incomplete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 1

 S34.122

Incomplete lesion of L2 level of lumbar spinal cord

Incomplete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 2

 S34.123

Incomplete lesion of L3 level of lumbar spinal cord

Incomplete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 3

 S34.124

Incomplete lesion of L4 level of lumbar spinal cord

Incomplete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 4

 S34.125

Incomplete lesion of L5 level of lumbar spinal cord

Incomplete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 5

 S34.129

Incomplete lesion of unspecified level of lumbar spinal cord

 S34.13

Other and unspecified injury to sacral spinal cord

Other injury to conus medullaris

 S34.131

Complete lesion of sacral spinal cord

Complete lesion of conus medullaris

 S34.132

Incomplete lesion of sacral spinal cord

Incomplete lesion of conus medullaris

 S34.139

Unspecified injury to sacral spinal cord

Unspecified injury of conus medullaris

 S34.2

Injury of nerve root of lumbar and sacral spine

 S34.21

Injury of nerve root of lumbar spine

 S34.22

Injury of nerve root of sacral spine

 S34.3

Injury of cauda equina

 S34.4

Injury of lumbosacral plexus

 S34.5

Injury of lumbar, sacral and pelvic sympathetic nerves

Injury of celiac ganglion or plexus

Injury of hypogastric plexus

Injury of mesenteric plexus (inferior) (superior)

Injury of splanchnic nerve

 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