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S33.9

Sprain of unspecified parts of lumbar spine and pelvis

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • S33.9XXA Sprain of unspecified parts of lumbar spine and pelvis, initial encounter
  • S33.9XXD Sprain of unspecified parts of lumbar spine and pelvis, subsequent encounter
  • S33.9XXS Sprain of unspecified parts of lumbar spine and pelvis, sequela

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Sprain of unspecified parts of lumbar spine and pelvis

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from S33 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of lumbar spine and pelvis

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S33

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • nontraumatic rupture or displacement of lumbar intervertebral disc NOS (M51.-)
  • obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments (O71.6)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of hip (S73.-)
  • strain of muscle of lower back and pelvis (S39.01-)

Code also

  • any associated open wound

Includes

  • avulsion of joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
  • laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
  • sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
  • traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
  • traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
  • traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
  • traumatic tear of joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis

Inherited from the S30-S39 section Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5)
  • effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-)
  • effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

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

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S33.0 Traumatic rupture of lumbar intervertebral disc Not billable
S33.1 Subluxation and dislocation of lumbar vertebra Not billable
S33.2 Dislocation of sacroiliac and sacrococcygeal joint Not billable
S33.3 Dislocation of other and unspecified parts of lumbar spine and pelvis Not billable
S33.4 Traumatic rupture of symphysis pubis Not billable
S33.5 Sprain of ligaments of lumbar spine Not billable
S33.6 Sprain of sacroiliac joint Not billable
S33.8 Sprain of other parts of lumbar spine and pelvis Not billable