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S32 - Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis


The ICD 10 Code for Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis is listed as S32.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: S32
Description: Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis
  • Note: 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
  • Includes: fracture of lumbosacral neural arch
  • fracture of lumbosacral spinous process
  • fracture of lumbosacral transverse process
  • fracture of lumbosacral vertebra
  • fracture of lumbosacral vertebral arch
  • Code first any associated spinal cord and spinal nerve injury (S34.-)
  • Excludes1: transection of abdomen (S38.3)
  • Excludes2: fracture of hip NOS (S72.0-)
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S32
  • A - initial encounter for closed fracture
  • B - initial encounter for open fracture
  • D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • K - subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S - sequela
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S32:
S32.0 - Fracture of lumbar vertebra
S32.1 - Fracture of sacrum
S32.2 - Fracture of coccyx
S32.3 - Fracture of ilium
S32.4 - Fracture of acetabulum
S32.5 - Fracture of pubis
S32.6 - Fracture of ischium
S32.8 - Fracture of other parts of pelvis
S32.9 - Fracture of unspecified parts of lumbosacral spine and pelvis