S34.3XXA Injury of cauda equina, initial encounter
Instructional Notes:
S34.3XXA Description: Injury of cauda equina, initial encounter ↓
S34.3 Description: Injury of cauda equina ↓
S34 Description: Injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord and nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level Notes:
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.
Code Also: ['any associated:', 'fracture of vertebra (S22.0-, S32.0-)', 'open wound of abdomen, lower back and pelvis (S31.-)', 'transient paralysis (R29.5)'] ↓
S30-S39 Description: Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39) Exclude2:
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)
Include:
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
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S00-T88 Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes Exclude2:
birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes:
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
Use Additional Code:
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)