S34.2
S34.2 — Injury of nerve root of lumbar and sacral spine
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S34.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for injury of nerve root of lumbar and sacral spine. 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
Risk adjustment
S34.2 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 S34.2
2 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S34. If S34.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S34.0Concussion and edema of lumbar and sacral spinal cord
- S34.1Other and unspecified injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord
- 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
Questions about S34.2
- Is S34.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S34.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S34.2 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).