Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39)
S34: 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.

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

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

sevenChrDef
A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
S34.0: Concussion and edema of lumbar and sacral spinal cord
S34.1: Other and unspecified injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord
S34.2: Injury of nerve root of lumbar and 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

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