S34.122
Incomplete lesion of L2 level of lumbar spinal cord
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 8 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
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 16
S34.122code
Inclusion terms
- Incomplete lesion of lumbar spinal cord level 2
S34code
Notes
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
Alongside this code 5 same parent — S34.12
S34.121 Incomplete lesion of L1 level of lumbar spinal cord category S34.123 Incomplete lesion of L3 level of lumbar spinal cord category S34.124 Incomplete lesion of L4 level of lumbar spinal cord category S34.125 Incomplete lesion of L5 level of lumbar spinal cord category S34.129 Incomplete lesion of unspecified level of lumbar spinal cord category
Subordinate codes 3
Medications 5
24 Spinal Cord Diseases drugs 9 Spinal Cord Injuries drugs 1 Spinal Cord Neoplasms drugs 1 Spinal Cord Ischemia drugs 1 Spinal Cord Vascular Diseases drugs
MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.
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