Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of lumbar spine and pelvis
Requires 7th character
S33 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
Inclusion terms
Includes
- 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
- avulsion of joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
- laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
- sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
- traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
- traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
- traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
- traumatic tear of joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
- 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.
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)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
- 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)
- dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of hip (S73.-)
- strain of muscle of lower back and pelvis (S39.01-)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Code also
An additional code may be needed.
- any associated open wound
7th character
This code requires a 7th character. Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes S33
- S33.0Traumatic rupture of lumbar intervertebral discNeeds 7th char
- S33.1Subluxation and dislocation of lumbar vertebraNeeds 7th char
- S33.2Dislocation of sacroiliac and sacrococcygeal jointNeeds 7th char
- S33.3Dislocation of other and unspecified parts of lumbar spine and pelvisNeeds 7th char
- S33.4Traumatic rupture of symphysis pubisNeeds 7th char
- S33.5Sprain of ligaments of lumbar spineNeeds 7th char
- S33.6Sprain of sacroiliac jointNeeds 7th char
- S33.8Sprain of other parts of lumbar spine and pelvisNeeds 7th char
- S33.9Sprain of unspecified parts of lumbar spine and pelvisNeeds 7th char
Related codes
- S30Superficial injury of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitalsNeeds 7th char
- S31Open wound of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitalsNeeds 7th char
- S32Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvisNeeds 7th char
- S34Injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord and nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis levelNeeds 7th char
- S35Injury of blood vessels at abdomen, lower back and pelvis levelNeeds 7th char
- S36Injury of intra-abdominal organsNeeds 7th char
- S37Injury of urinary and pelvic organsNeeds 7th char
- S38Crushing injury and traumatic amputation of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitalsNeeds 7th char
- S39Other and unspecified injuries of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitalsNeeds 7th char