U.S. ICD-10-CM reference · FY2027
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S33Category · further specificity requiredCurrent

Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of lumbar spine and pelvis

HierarchyS30-S39 · S33

Code-level instructions

Includes
  • 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
Excludes 1
  • nontraumatic rupture or displacement of lumbar intervertebral disc NOS (M51.-)
  • obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments (O71.6)
Excludes 2
  • dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of hip (S73.-)
  • strain of muscle of lower back and pelvis (S39.01-)
Code also

any associated open wound

Seventh character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S33

A — initial encounter

D — subsequent encounter

S — sequela

Inherited instructions

Chapters 19 · Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Excludes 2
Use additional code

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

Note
  • 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.

S30-S39 · Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39)

Includes
  • 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
Excludes 2
  • 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)

More specific codes

S33.0Traumatic rupture of lumbar intervertebral discCategory · further specificity requiredS33.1Subluxation and dislocation of lumbar vertebraCategory · further specificity requiredS33.2Dislocation of sacroiliac and sacrococcygeal jointCategory · further specificity requiredS33.3Dislocation of other and unspecified parts of lumbar spine and pelvisCategory · further specificity requiredS33.4Traumatic rupture of symphysis pubisCategory · further specificity requiredS33.5Sprain of ligaments of lumbar spineCategory · further specificity requiredS33.6Sprain of sacroiliac jointCategory · further specificity requiredS33.8Sprain of other parts of lumbar spine and pelvisCategory · further specificity requiredS33.9Sprain of unspecified parts of lumbar spine and pelvisCategory · further specificity required
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