kodex

Kodex

ICD-10-CM
Section

S34.12

Incomplete lesion of lumbar spinal cord

Hierarchy

  • S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
    • S30-S39 Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39)
      • S34 Injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord and nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level
        • S34.1 Other and unspecified injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord
          • S34.12 Incomplete lesion of lumbar spinal cord
            • S34.121 Incomplete lesion of L1 level of lumbar spinal cord
            • S34.122 Incomplete lesion of L2 level of lumbar spinal cord
            • S34.123 Incomplete lesion of L3 level of lumbar spinal cord
            • S34.124 Incomplete lesion of L4 level of lumbar spinal cord
            • S34.125 Incomplete lesion of L5 level of lumbar spinal cord
            • S34.129 Incomplete lesion of unspecified level of lumbar spinal cord

Notes

S34

  • 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.

S00-T88

  • 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
  • The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code Also

S34

  • any associated:
  • fracture of vertebra (S22.0-, S32.0-)
    • S22.0 Fracture of thoracic vertebra
    • S32.0 Fracture of lumbar vertebra
  • open wound of abdomen, lower back and pelvis (S31.-)
    • S31 Open wound of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals
  • R29.5 Transient paralysis

Use Additional

S00-T88

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
    • Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Includes

S30-S39

  • 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

Excludes 1

S00-T88

  • P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes 2

S30-S39

  • T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5)
    • T18.5 Foreign body in anus and rectum
  • effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-)
    • T19 Foreign body in genitourinary tract
  • effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4)
  • T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
    • T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods