S34.3 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of cauda equina. It is a four-character subcategory of S34 (Injury of nerves and lumbar spinal cord at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block S30–S39 (Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine and pelvis) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
S34.3 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
S34.3Skade på cauda equina
DS343Læsion af cauda equina
S34.3Cauda equina -alueen vamma
S34.3Verletzung der Cauda equina
- S34.30Komplettes traumatisches Cauda- (equina-) Syndrom
- S34.31Inkomplettes traumatisches Cauda- (equina-) Syndrom
- S34.38Sonstige und nicht näher bezeichnete Verletzungen der Cauda equina
S34.3Lésion traumatique de la queue de cheval
S34.3letsel van cauda equina
Listed through more specific codes:
- S34.3XXAInjury of cauda equina, initial encounter
- S34.3XXDInjury of cauda equina, subsequent encounter
- S34.3XXSInjury of cauda equina, sequela
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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