S32.009D
Unspecified fracture of unspecified lumbar vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 5 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 10 never code together
S30-S39block
Excludes2
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)T20-T32
- effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5)T18.5
- effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-)T19.-
- effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4)T18.2-T18.4
- frostbite (T33-T34)T33-T34
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)T63.4
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
7th character 6
A initial encounter for closed fracture
B initial encounter for open fracture
D subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing this code
G subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
K subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S sequela
Instructional notes 18
S32code
Notes
- 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.-)S34.-
S32.0code
Inclusion terms
- Fracture of lumbar spine NOS
S30-S39block
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
S00-T88chapter
Notes
- 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.
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 1 filed at S32.009
The index files this at S32.009. The tabular
extends it — laterality, staging, or the 7th character — so these entries
lead to the family rather than to S32.009D exactly.
Alongside this code 5 same parent — S32.009
S32.009A Unsp fracture of unsp lumbar vertebra, init for clos fx S32.009B Unsp fracture of unsp lumbar vertebra, init for opn fx S32.009G Unsp fracture of unsp lum vertebra, subs for fx w delay heal S32.009K Unsp fracture of unsp lum vertebra, subs for fx w nonunion S32.009S Unspecified fracture of unspecified lumbar vertebra, sequela
Additional references
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Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.