L4 (fourth lumbar vertebra) fracture ICD-10-CM S32.049A is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group (s) (MS-DRG v38.0): 551 Medical back problems with mcc 552 Medical back problems without mcc
ICD-10-CM Codes › S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes › S30-S39 Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals › S32-Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis › Fracture of lumbar vertebra S32.0 Fracture of lumbar vertebra S32.0-
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M84.48XA - other international versions of ICD-10 M84.48XA may differ. pathological fracture in osteoporosis ( M80.-)
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. pathological fracture of vertebra due to osteoporosis ( M80.-) Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
Unspecified fracture of fourth lumbar vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture. S32. 049A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S32.
Definition. A spinous process fracture is a break in a part of the spinal bone. This part of the bone is located toward the back of each spinal bone. Cross Section of Spine.
Fracture of lumbar vertebra ICD-10-CM S32. 009A is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):
ICD-10 Code for Personal history of (healed) traumatic fracture- Z87. 81- Codify by AAPC.
Fractures of isolated spinous processes of cervical and thoracic vertebrae are called as Clay shoveler's fracture. These are the avulsion type of injury due to stress on the interspinous ligaments attached to the spinous process.
Sudden, sharp, stabbing pain that may be severe or worse when you move or breathe. Dull pain that continues for several days or weeks. Swollen, numb, bruised, or tingling skin over the fracture area. Muscle weakness.
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A compression fracture of the lumbar (lower) spine. Axial burst fracture. In this type of fracture, the vertebra loses height on both the front and back sides. It is often caused by landing on the feet after falling from a significant height. An axial burst fracture can sometimes result in nerve compression.
Definition. A transverse process fracture is a break in 1 or more transverse process. These are wing-like bones on the right and left side of each vertebra in the spine. Cross Section of Spine.
In ICD-10-CM a fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced, and a fracture not designated as open or closed should be coded to closed. While the classification defaults to displaced for fractures, it is very important that complete documentation is encouraged.
Age indeterminate (from what i've been taught) simply means they aren't sure how long ago the fracture occured. (could be new or old) .
000 for Wedge compression fracture of unspecified lumbar vertebra is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
Fracture of second lumbar vertebra 1 S32.02 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. 2 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S32.02 became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S32.02 - other international versions of ICD-10 S32.02 may differ.
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. Type 1 Excludes.