S33.1
Header — not billableSubluxation and dislocation of lumbar vertebra
The ICD-10 code for subluxation and dislocation of lumbar vertebra is S33.1.
S33.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Code also
Two codes may be needed to fully describe a condition, but unlike Code First/Use Additional Code, the sequencing order is not mandated by convention.
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- fracture of lumbar vertebrae (S32.0-)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S33.1
- S33.10Subluxation and dislocation of unspecified lumbar vertebranon-billable header
- S33.11Subluxation and dislocation of L1/L2 lumbar vertebranon-billable header
- S33.12Subluxation and dislocation of L2/L3 lumbar vertebranon-billable header
- S33.13Subluxation and dislocation of L3/L4 lumbar vertebranon-billable header
- S33.14Subluxation and dislocation of L4/L5 lumbar vertebranon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S33.0Traumatic rupture of lumbar intervertebral disc
- 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
- S33.1Subluxation and dislocation of lumbar vertebranon-billable header