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ICD-10-CM Codes
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S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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S30-S39
Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals
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S34-
Injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord and nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level
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2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S34.1
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S34.1
Other and unspecified injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- S34.1 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- Short description: Other and unsp injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord
- The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S34.1 became effective on October 1, 2021.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S34.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 S34.1 may differ.
The following code(s) above
S34.1 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
S34.1:
- S00-T88
2022 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesNote- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Use Additional- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - S30-S39
2022 ICD-10-CM Range S30-S39
Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitalsIncludes- injuries to the abdominal wall
- injuries to the anus
- injuries to the buttock
- injuries to the external genitalia
- injuries to the flank
- injuries to the groin
Type 2 Excludes- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5)
- effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-)
- effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals - S34
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S34
Injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord and nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Code Also- any associated:
- fracture of vertebra (S22.0-, S32.0-)
- open wound of abdomen, lower back and pelvis (S31.-)
- transient paralysis (R29.5)
Note- 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.
Injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord and nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to S34.1:
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Code Also: S31, S33.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S31
Open wound of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- traumatic amputation of part of abdomen, lower back and pelvis (S38.2-, S38.3)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S33.1
Subluxation and dislocation of lumbar vertebra
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 2 Excludes- fracture of lumbar vertebrae (S32.0-)
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Code First: R29.5
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R29.5
Transient paralysis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- transient ischemic attack (G45.9)
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Note: S34
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S34
Injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord and nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Code Also- any associated:
- fracture of vertebra (S22.0-, S32.0-)
- open wound of abdomen, lower back and pelvis (S31.-)
- transient paralysis (R29.5)
Note- 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.
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Use Additional: S38.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S38.1
Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 2 Excludes- crushing injury of external genital organs (S38.0-)
Use Additional- code for all associated injuries, such as:
- fracture of thoracic or lumbar spine and pelvis (S22.0-, S32.-)
- injury to intra-abdominal organs (S36.-)
- injury to urinary and pelvic organs (S37.-)
- open wound of abdominal wall (S31.-)
- spinal cord injury (S34.0, S34.1-)
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S34.1
S34 Injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord and nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level
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
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
S34.102 Unspecified injury to L2 level of lumbar spinal cord
S34.103 Unspecified injury to L3 level of lumbar spinal cord
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.