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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

S32Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis

Not billable — use a more specific code

S32 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 9 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About S32

S32 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis. It belongs to block S30-S39 (injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals) and chapter 19 (injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 9 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: S32.0 (vertebra), S32.1 (sacrum), S32.2 (coccyx), S32.3 (ilium), S32.4 (acetabulum), S32.5 (pubis), S32.6 (ischium), S32.8 (pelvis) and 1 more.

Don't report S32 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: transection of abdomen (S38.3).

The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of S32, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: fracture of hip NOS (S72.0-).

Code first: any associated spinal cord and spinal nerve injury (S34.-).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under S32

Coding notes

Note
  • 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
IncludesFurther defines the content of the category
  • fracture of lumbosacral neural arch
  • fracture of lumbosacral spinous process
  • fracture of lumbosacral transverse process
  • fracture of lumbosacral vertebra
  • fracture of lumbosacral vertebral arch
Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code
  • transection of abdomen (S38.3)
Excludes2Not included here — may be reported together if both conditions exist
Code firstSequence the underlying condition first
  • any associated spinal cord and spinal nerve injury (S34.-)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S32.

Broader instructions also apply from S30-S39 Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Codes whose notes reference S32

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about S32

Is S32 billable?

No. S32 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.