S34.2

Injury of nerve root of lumbar and sacral spine

Requires 7th character

S34.2 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from S34)

  • 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
  • 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: Code to highest level of lumbar cord injury
  • Note: 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.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S34)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S34)
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S34)
  • effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5) (from S34)
  • effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-) (from S34)
  • effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4) (from S34)
  • frostbite (T33-T34) (from S34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S34)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from S34)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • any associated: (from S34)
  • fracture of vertebra (S22.0-, S32.0-) (from S34)
  • open wound of abdomen, lower back and pelvis (S31.-) (from S34)
  • transient paralysis (R29.5) (from S34)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character (defined at S34). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Parent code

  • S34Injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord and nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis levelNeeds 7th char

More specific codes S34.2

  • S34.21Injury of nerve root of lumbar spineNeeds 7th char
  • S34.22Injury of nerve root of sacral spineNeeds 7th char

Related codes

  • S34.0Concussion and edema of lumbar and sacral spinal cordNeeds 7th char
  • S34.1Other and unspecified injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cordNeeds 7th char
  • S34.3Injury of cauda equinaNeeds 7th char
  • S34.4Injury of lumbosacral plexusNeeds 7th char
  • S34.5Injury of lumbar, sacral and pelvic sympathetic nervesNeeds 7th char
  • S34.6Injury of peripheral nerve(s) at abdomen, lower back and pelvis levelNeeds 7th char
  • S34.8Injury of other nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis levelNeeds 7th char
  • S34.9Injury of unspecified nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis levelNeeds 7th char

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