S32.0
Header — not billableFracture of lumbar vertebra
The ICD-10 code for fracture of lumbar vertebra is S32.0.
S32.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
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Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Fracture of lumbar spine NOS
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S32.0
- S32.00Fracture of unspecified lumbar vertebranon-billable header
- S32.01Fracture of first lumbar vertebranon-billable header
- S32.02Fracture of second lumbar vertebranon-billable header
- S32.03Fracture of third lumbar vertebranon-billable header
- S32.04Fracture of fourth lumbar vertebranon-billable header
- S32.05Fracture of fifth lumbar vertebranon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S32.1Fracture of sacrumnon-billable header
- S32.2Fracture of coccyx
- S32.3Fracture of iliumnon-billable header
- S32.4Fracture of acetabulumnon-billable header
- S32.5Fracture of pubisnon-billable header
- S32.6Fracture of ischiumnon-billable header
- S32.8Fracture of other parts of pelvisnon-billable header
- S32.9Fracture of unspecified parts of lumbosacral spine and pelvis
- S32.0Fracture of lumbar vertebranon-billable header