Other fracture of unspecified lumbar vertebra
Requires 7th character
S32.008 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from S32)
- 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
- fracture of lumbosacral neural arch
- fracture of lumbosacral spinous process
- fracture of lumbosacral transverse process
- fracture of lumbosacral vertebra
- fracture of lumbosacral vertebral arch
- Note: 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
- Note: 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.
- Note: A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
- Note: A fracture not indicated as opened or closed should be coded to closed
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S32)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S32)
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S32)
- effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5) (from S32)
- effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-) (from S32)
- effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4) (from S32)
- frostbite (T33-T34) (from S32)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S32)
- fracture of hip NOS (S72.0-) (from S32)
Code first
Sequence the underlying condition first.
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
7th character
This code requires a 7th character (defined at S32). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter for closed fracture |
| B | initial encounter for open fracture |
| D | subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing |
| G | subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing |
| K | subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion |
| S | sequela |
Also known as
- Fracture, traumatic, vertebra, vertebral, lumbar, specified type NEC
Parent code
- S32.00Fracture of unspecified lumbar vertebraNeeds 7th char
More specific codes S32.008
- S32.008AOther fracture of unspecified lumbar vertebra, initial encounter for closed fractureBillable
- S32.008BOther fracture of unspecified lumbar vertebra, initial encounter for open fractureBillable
- S32.008DOther fracture of unspecified lumbar vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healingBillable
- S32.008GOther fracture of unspecified lumbar vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healingBillable
- S32.008KOther fracture of unspecified lumbar vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunionBillable
- S32.008SOther fracture of unspecified lumbar vertebra, sequelaBillable