S34.3
Injury of cauda equina
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 15
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 3
Alongside this code 8 same parent — S34
S34.0 Concussion and edema of lumbar and sacral spinal cord category S34.1 Other and unsp injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord category S34.2 Injury of nerve root of lumbar and sacral spine category S34.4 Injury of lumbosacral plexus category S34.5 Injury of lumbar, sacral and pelvic sympathetic nerves category S34.6 Inj prph nerve(s) at abdomen, low back and pelvis level category S34.8 Injury of oth nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level category S34.9 Injury of unsp nerves at abdomen, low back and pelvis level category
Additional references
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