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

 Category Notes

  • 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.

 Category codeAlso

  • any associated:
  • fracture of vertebra (S22.0-, S32.0-)
  • open wound of abdomen, lower back and pelvis (S31.-)
  • transient paralysis (R29.5)

 Category SevenChr Note

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

 Codes

  • 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
  • S34.104 - Unspecified injury to L4 level of lumbar spinal cord
  • S34.105 - Unspecified injury to L5 level of lumbar spinal cord
  • 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
  • S34.112 - Complete lesion of L2 level of lumbar spinal cord
  • S34.113 - Complete lesion of L3 level of lumbar spinal cord
  • S34.114 - Complete lesion of L4 level of lumbar spinal cord
  • S34.115 - Complete lesion of L5 level of lumbar spinal cord
  • 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
  • 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
  • S34.13 - Other and unspecified injury to sacral spinal cord
  • S34.131 - Complete lesion of sacral spinal cord
  • S34.132 - Incomplete lesion of sacral spinal cord
  • S34.139 - Unspecified injury to sacral spinal cord
  • 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
  • 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