ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

S32.050Wedge compression fracture of fifth lumbar vertebra

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

S32.050 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 6 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.

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 S32.050

S32.050 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for wedge compression fracture of fifth lumbar vertebra. It belongs to category S32 (fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis), 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 6 subcodes must be used instead.

Within S32.05 (fracture of fifth lumbar vertebra), S32.050 is specifically for wedge compression fracture of fifth lumbar vertebra. Related codes cover stable burst fracture of fifth lumbar vertebra (S32.051), unstable burst fracture of fifth lumbar vertebra (S32.052), other fracture of fifth lumbar vertebra (S32.058) and unspecified fracture of fifth lumbar vertebra (S32.059).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter for closed fracture, B for initial encounter for open fracture, D for subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing, G for subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing, K for subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

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.

7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S32

Ainitial encounter for closed fractureS32.050A
Binitial encounter for open fractureS32.050B
Dsubsequent encounter for fracture with routine healingS32.050D
Gsubsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healingS32.050G
Ksubsequent encounter for fracture with nonunionS32.050K
SsequelaS32.050S

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S32.050.

› From S32 Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis

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

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

Excludes1

transection of abdomen (S38.3)

Excludes2

fracture of hip NOS (S72.0-)

Code first

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

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.

Alphabetic index entries

1 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to S32.050.

Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) › vertebra, vertebral (arch) (body) (column) (neural arch) (pedicle) (spinous process) (transverse process) › lumbar › fifth › wedge compression

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about S32.050

Is S32.050 billable?: No. S32.050 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.