S34.115 Complete lesion of L5 level of lumbar spinal cord

ICD-10-CM S34.115: Complete lesion of L5 level of lumbar spinal cord

ICD-10-CM code S34.115 represents a complete lesion of the L5 level of the lumbar spinal cord and is classified under the semantic type of injury or poisoning. The code is an active terminology concept with a parent category for complete lesions of the lumbar spinal cord. It does not possess narrower terminology concepts. 1 3

Plain-language overview

Code S34.115 identifies a specific injury diagnosis denoting a complete lesion of the L5 level of the lumbar spinal cord, serving as an active terminology record for this exact health condition. 1

What this code represents

The concept S34.115 is officially labeled as a complete lesion of the L5 level of the lumbar spinal cord and carries the semantic type classification of injury or poisoning. 1 3

Coding details

Within the ICD-10-CM hierarchy, S34.115 is a child concept of S34.11, which encompasses complete lesions of the lumbar spinal cord, and the S34.115 code itself has no narrower concepts. 1

Clinical context

An acute spinal cord injury can induce spinal shock, defined as a sudden, temporary loss or impairment of spinal cord function below the level of injury affecting motor, sensory, reflex, and autonomic neural systems. 2

A complete spinal cord injury, or spinal shock, is characterized by absent reflexes, a rostral zone of spared sensory levels, reduced sensation in the next caudal level, and no sensation in levels caudal to the injury. 2

Documentation considerations

The initial physical examination for a spinal cord injury includes an evaluation with the Glasgow Coma Scale and the American Spinal Injury Association scale to quantify the resulting neurological impairment. 2

What the sources add

While the terminology record establishes the exact code definition and hierarchical status, the clinical text provides broader operational context regarding the physiological presentation and examination of acute spinal cord injuries. 1 2

Both official terminology sources confirm the identical preferred name and injury or poisoning semantic type for code S34.115, demonstrating consistent classification across different domain interfaces. 1 3

Questions to verify

The supplied excerpts do not establish whether S34.115 is a billable code, nor do they provide encounter specifics, laterality guidelines, or payer coverage rules for this specific diagnosis. 1 3

Sources

1. ICD-10-CM S34.115 terminology record — National Cancer Institute Enterprise Vocabulary Services; accessed 2026-07-27.
2. Bookshelf — ncbi.nlm.nih.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
3. EVS Explore — evsexplore.semantics.cancer.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.