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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

S34.13Other and unspecified injury to sacral spinal cord

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

S34.13 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 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 S34.13

S34.13 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other and unspecified injury to sacral spinal cord. It belongs to category S34 (injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord and nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level), 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 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within S34.1, choose S34.13 (Other and unspecified injury to sacral spinal cord) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: unspecified injury to lumbar spinal cord (S34.10), complete lesion of lumbar spinal cord (S34.11) and incomplete lesion of lumbar spinal cord (S34.12).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

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 S34

  • Ainitial encounter
  • Dsubsequent encounter
  • Ssequela

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code
  • Other injury to conus medullaris

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S34.13.

› From S34 Injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord and nerves at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level
Note
  • Code to highest level of lumbar cord injury
  • Injuries to the spinal cord (S34.0 and S34.1) refer to the cord level and not bone level injury, and can affect nerve roots at and below the level given.
Code also
  • any associated:
  • fracture of vertebra (S22.0-, S32.0-)
  • open wound of abdomen, lower back and pelvis (S31.-)
  • transient paralysis (R29.5)

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.

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 S34.13

Is S34.13 billable?

No. S34.13 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.