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FY2027

S30.840 — External constriction of lower back and pelvis

Not billable

Is S30.840 billable?

No — S30.840 is a non-billable header code. S30.840 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath S30.840.

S30.840 at a glance

CodeS30.840
DescriptionExternal constriction of lower back and pelvis
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is S30.840 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S30.840. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Constriction › external › back, lower
  • Constriction › external › buttock
  • Constriction › external › lower back
  • Constriction › external › lumbar region
  • Constriction › external › pelvis
  • Constriction › external › pubic region
  • Constriction › external › sacral region
  • Constriction › external › perineum › male
  • Injury › superficial NEC › back › lower › external constriction

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside S30.840 to fully describe the condition. S30.840 is sequenced first.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19

The conditions below are not part of S30.840, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S30.840 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S30-S39

The conditions below are not part of S30.840, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S30.840 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • 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)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S30

The conditions below are not part of S30.840, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S30.840 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • superficial injury of hip (S70.-)

What codes fall under S30.840? (3)

How long has S30.840 existed?

S30.840 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

What other codes are in the S30.84 family? (7)