S32.9
S32.9: Fracture of unspecified parts of lumbosacral spine and pelvis
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S32.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for fracture of unspecified parts of lumbosacral spine and pelvis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S32
- A
- initial encounter for closed fracture
- B
- initial encounter for open fracture
- D
- subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- G
- subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- K
- subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Fracture of lumbosacral spine NOS
- Fracture of pelvis NOS
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S32.9
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S32.9
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S32.9
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Fracture, traumatic›lumbosacral spine
- Fracture, traumatic›pelvis, pelvic(bone)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S32.9
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S32.9XXAFracture of unspecified parts of lumbosacral spine and pelvis, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S32.9XXBFracture of unspecified parts of lumbosacral spine and pelvis, initial encounter for open fracture
- S32.9XXDFracture of unspecified parts of lumbosacral spine and pelvis, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S32.9XXGFracture of unspecified parts of lumbosacral spine and pelvis, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S32.9XXKFracture of unspecified parts of lumbosacral spine and pelvis, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S32.9XXSFracture of unspecified parts of lumbosacral spine and pelvis, sequela