Is S34.13 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. S34.13 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does S34.13 sit in the tabular list?

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39).

S34.13

S34.13 — Other and unspecified injury to sacral spinal cord

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

S34.13 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other and unspecified injury to sacral spinal cord. 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 S34

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Other injury to conus medullaris

Risk adjustment

S34.13 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead S34.13

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share S34.1. If S34.13 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S34.13

Is S34.13 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. S34.13 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does S34.13 sit in the tabular list?: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39).