Includes:

  • 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

Excludes2

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5)
  • effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-)
  • effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
  1. S34 Injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord and nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level

    Note: 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.

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

    • A - initial encounter
    • D - subsequent encounter
    • S - sequela
    1. S34.0 Concussion and edema of lumbar and sacral spinal cord

      1. S34.01 Concussion and edema of lumbar spinal cord

      2. S34.02 Concussion and edema of sacral spinal cord

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Concussion and edema of conus medullaris
    2. S34.1 Other and unspecified injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord

      1. S34.10 Unspecified injury to lumbar spinal cord

        • S34.101 Unspecified injury to L1 level of lumbar spinal cord

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Unspecified injury to lumbar spinal cord level 1
        • S34.102 Unspecified injury to L2 level of lumbar spinal cord

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Unspecified injury to lumbar spinal cord level 2
        • S34.103 Unspecified injury to L3 level of lumbar spinal cord

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Unspecified injury to lumbar spinal cord level 3
        • S34.104 Unspecified injury to L4 level of lumbar spinal cord

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Unspecified injury to lumbar spinal cord level 4
        • S34.105 Unspecified injury to L5 level of lumbar spinal cord

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Unspecified injury to lumbar spinal cord level 5
        • S34.109 Unspecified injury to unspecified level of lumbar spinal cord
      2. S34.11 Complete lesion of lumbar spinal cord

        • S34.111 Complete lesion of L1 level of lumbar spinal cord

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Complete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 1
        • S34.112 Complete lesion of L2 level of lumbar spinal cord

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Complete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 2
        • S34.113 Complete lesion of L3 level of lumbar spinal cord

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Complete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 3
        • S34.114 Complete lesion of L4 level of lumbar spinal cord

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Complete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 4
        • S34.115 Complete lesion of L5 level of lumbar spinal cord

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Complete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 5
        • S34.119 Complete lesion of unspecified level of lumbar spinal cord
      3. S34.12 Incomplete lesion of lumbar spinal cord

        • S34.121 Incomplete lesion of L1 level of lumbar spinal cord

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Incomplete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 1
        • S34.122 Incomplete lesion of L2 level of lumbar spinal cord

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Incomplete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 2
        • S34.123 Incomplete lesion of L3 level of lumbar spinal cord

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Incomplete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 3
        • S34.124 Incomplete lesion of L4 level of lumbar spinal cord

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Incomplete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 4
        • S34.125 Incomplete lesion of L5 level of lumbar spinal cord

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Incomplete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 5
        • S34.129 Incomplete lesion of unspecified level of lumbar spinal cord
      4. S34.13 Other and unspecified injury to sacral spinal cord

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Other injury to conus medullaris
    3. S34.2 Injury of nerve root of lumbar and sacral spine

      1. S34.21 Injury of nerve root of lumbar spine

      2. S34.22 Injury of nerve root of sacral spine

    4. S34.3 Injury of cauda equina

    5. S34.4 Injury of lumbosacral plexus

    6. S34.5 Injury of lumbar, sacral and pelvic sympathetic nerves

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Injury of celiac ganglion or plexus
      • Injury of hypogastric plexus
      • Injury of mesenteric plexus (inferior) (superior)
      • Injury of splanchnic nerve
    7. S34.6 Injury of peripheral nerve(s) at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level

    8. S34.8 Injury of other nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level

    9. S34.9 Injury of unspecified nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.