S34.121

Incomplete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 1

any associated: fracture of vertebra (S22.0-, S32.0-) open wound of abdomen, lower back and pelvis (S31.-) transient paralysis (R29.5)

Code to highest level of lumbar cord injury Injuries to the spinal cord (S34.0 and S34.1) refer to the cord level and not bone level injury, and can affect nerve roots at and below the level given.

injuries to the abdominal wall injuries to the anus injuries to the buttock injuries to the external genitalia injuries to the flank injuries to the groin

burns and corrosions (T20-T32) effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5) effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-) effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4) frostbite (T33-T34) insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

birth trauma (P10-P15) obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes. (T07-T88) Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (T07-T88) (T20-T32) Burns and corrosions (T20-T32) Includes: burns (thermal) from electrical heating appliances burns (thermal) from electricity burns (thermal) from flame burns (thermal) from friction burns (thermal) from hot air and hot gases burns (thermal) from hot objects burns (thermal) from lightning burns (thermal) from radiation chemical burn [corrosion] (external) (internal) scalds Excludes2: erythema [dermatitis] ab igne (L59.0) radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59) sunburn (L55.-)