S34.1
Header — not billableOther and unspecified injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord
The ICD-10 code for other and unspecified injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord is S34.1.
S34.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
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.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S34.0Concussion and edema of lumbar and sacral spinal cordnon-billable header
- S34.2Injury of nerve root of lumbar and sacral spinenon-billable header
- S34.3Injury of cauda equina
- S34.4Injury of lumbosacral plexus
- S34.5Injury of lumbar, sacral and pelvic sympathetic nerves
- S34.6Injury of peripheral nerve(s) at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level
- S34.8Injury of other nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level
- S34.9Injury of unspecified nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level
- S34.1Other and unspecified injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cordnon-billable header