S32.6
Fracture of ischium
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 11 never code together
S32.6code
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
G subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
K subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S sequela
Instructional notes 17
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.-
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 filed at null
No alphabetic index entry points at this code.
Alongside this code 8 same parent — S32
S32.0 Fracture of lumbar vertebra category S32.1 Fracture of sacrum category S32.2 Fracture of coccyx category S32.3 Fracture of ilium category S32.4 Fracture of acetabulum category S32.5 Fracture of pubis category S32.8 Fracture of other parts of pelvis category S32.9 Fracture of unsp parts of lumbosacral spine and pelvis category
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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