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ICD-10-CM Code S32
Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis

NON-BILLABLE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code S32 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the nine child codes of S32 that describes the diagnosis 'fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis' in more detail.


The ICD code S32 is used to code Abdominal trauma

Abdominal trauma is an injury to the abdomen. It may be blunt or penetrating and may involve damage to the abdominal organs. Signs and symptoms include abdominal pain, tenderness, rigidity, and bruising of the external abdomen. Abdominal trauma presents a risk of severe blood loss and infection. Diagnosis may involve ultrasonography, computed tomography, and peritoneal lavage, and treatment may involve surgery. Injury to the lower chest may cause splenic or liver injuries.

Specialty: Emergency Medicine
MeSH Code: D000007
ICD 9 Code: 868

Abdominal trauma resulting in a right kidney contusion (open arrow) and blood surrounding the kidney (closed arrow) as seen on CT.

Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for S32 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Code Notes:
A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
A fracture not indicated as opened or closed should be coded to closed
Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section.
Fracture of lumbosacral neural arch
Fracture of lumbosacral spinous process
Fracture of lumbosacral transverse process
Fracture of lumbosacral vertebra
Fracture of lumbosacral vertebral arch
codeFirst:
Any associated spinal cord and spinal nerve injury See code S34.-
Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here."
Transection of abdomen - instead, use code S38.3
Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here."
Fracture of hip NOS - instead, use code S72.0-
7th Character Extension Notes:

What is 7th Character Extension?

For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category See Code S32

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S32 - Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S32. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.


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