2025
ICD-10-CM
Diagnosis
Code

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

  • Non-billable
  • 2016–2025

S34 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord and nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level.

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.

Code also

  • Any associated:

    • Fracture of vertebra (S22.0-, S32.0-)

    • Open wound of abdomen, lower back and pelvis (S31.-)

    • Transient paralysis (R29.5)

Seventh character note

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

Seventh character extensions

  • A: initial encounter

  • D: subsequent encounter

  • S: sequela

Codes

Versions

  1. 2025

    No changes

  2. 2024

    No changes

  3. 2023

    No changes

  4. 2022

    No changes

  5. 2021

    No changes

  6. 2020

    No changes

  7. 2019

    No changes

  8. 2018

    No changes

  9. 2017

    No changes

  10. 2016

    New code