ICD-10 code S32. 03 for Fracture of third lumbar vertebra is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
In ICD-10-CM, codes for compression and pathologic fractures of the spine (not due to trauma) are located in Chapter 13, Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue. Category M48. 5-, Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classifiable is used for vertebrae fracture where no cause is listed.
A compression fracture is a type of broken bone that can cause your vertebrae to collapse, making them shorter. This often happens to the front of the vertebrae but not the back, causing you to stoop forward over time.
S32. 000A - Wedge compression fracture of unspecified lumbar vertebra [initial encounter for closed fracture] | ICD-10-CM.
Wedge compression fracture of second lumbar vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture. S32. 020A 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.
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 .
lumbar spineThe lumbar spine makes up the the lower end of the spinal column. It consists of 5 lumbar vertebra that are numbered 1 through 5 from top to bottom i.e. L1, L2, L3, L4, and L5. The L5 vertebra is connected to the top of the sacrum (named the S1 segment) through an intervertebral disc.
lumbarLocated just below the L1, the L2 vertebra is the second vertebra in your lumbar, or lower back, region. It's among the largest of the bones in your spinal column, which gets wider as it goes lower.
The spinal cord ends between the first and second lumbar vertebrae (L1-L2). Below this level, the remaining nerves form the cauda equina, a bundle of nerves resembling a horse's tail.
grade 3 (severe fracture) - vertebral body height reduced > 40%
The most common type of compression fracture is a wedge fracture, in which the front of the vertebral body collapses but the back does not, meaning that the bone assumes a wedge shape. Sometimes, more than one vertebra fractures, a condition called multiple compression fractures.
ICD-10-CM Code for Wedge compression fracture of first lumbar vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture S32. 010A.