ICD-10-CM Code S33
Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of lumbar spine and pelvis
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 Code S33 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the nine child codes of S33 that describes the diagnosis 'disloc & sprain of joints & ligaments of lumbar spin & pelv' in more detail.
- S33 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of lumbar spine and pelvis NON-BILLABLE
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- S33.10 Subluxation and dislocation of unspecified lumbar vertebra NON-BILLABLE
- S33.11 Subluxation and dislocation of L1/L2 lumbar vertebra NON-BILLABLE
- S33.12 Subluxation and dislocation of L2/L3 lumbar vertebra NON-BILLABLE
- S33.13 Subluxation and dislocation of L3/L4 lumbar vertebra NON-BILLABLE
- S33.14 Subluxation and dislocation of L4/L5 lumbar vertebra NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S33 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.
Coding Notes for S33 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Avulsion of joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
- Laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
- Sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
- Traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
- Traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
- Traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
- Traumatic tear of joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
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Code Also Note:
Code Also
A Code Also note indicates that two or more codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but the order of codes is at the coder's discretion. Code order depends on the severity of the conditions and the reason for the encounter. - Any associated open wound
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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." - Nontraumatic rupture or displacement of lumbar intervertebral disc NOS - instead, use code M51.-
- Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments - instead, use code O71.6
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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." - Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of hip - instead, use code S73.-
- Strain of muscle of lower back and pelvis - instead, use code S39.01-
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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 S33
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S33 - Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of lumbar spine and pelvis'
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