S33.0
Billable codeTraumatic rupture of lumbar intervertebral disc
The ICD-10 code for traumatic rupture of lumbar intervertebral disc is S33.0.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- rupture or displacement (nontraumatic) of lumbar intervertebral disc NOS (M51.- with fifth character 6)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S33.1Subluxation and dislocation of lumbar vertebranon-billable header
- S33.2Dislocation of sacroiliac and sacrococcygeal joint
- S33.3Dislocation of other and unspecified parts of lumbar spine and pelvisnon-billable header
- S33.4Traumatic rupture of symphysis pubis
- S33.5Sprain of ligaments of lumbar spine
- S33.6Sprain of sacroiliac joint
- S33.8Sprain of other parts of lumbar spine and pelvis
- S33.9Sprain of unspecified parts of lumbar spine and pelvis
- S33.0Traumatic rupture of lumbar intervertebral disc