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.
Seventh character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S34
A — initial encounter
D — subsequent encounter
S — sequela
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Главы 19 · Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
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)
