
 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 805.5 
Open fracture of lumbar vertebra without spinal cord injury
- Short description: FX LUMBAR VERTEBRA-OPEN.
- ICD-9-CM 805.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 805.5 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
- You are viewing the 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 805.5.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 805.5: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 
805.5 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S32.009B Unspecified fracture of unspecified lumbar vertebra, initial encounter for open fracture
 Approximate Synonyms
- L1 (first lumbar vertebra) fracture
- L2 (second lumbar vertebra) fracture
- L3 (third lumbar vertebra) fracture
- L4 (fourth lumbar vertebra) fracture
- L5 (fifth lumbar vertebra) fracture
- Lumbar vertebra (lower back bone) fracture
- Open fracture lumbar vertebra
- Open fracture of fifth lumbar vertebra
- Open fracture of first lumbar vertebra
- Open fracture of fourth lumbar vertebra
- Open fracture of second lumbar vertebra
- Open fracture of third lumbar vertebra
- Open L1 vertebral fx
- Open L2 vertebral fx
- Open L3 vertebral fx
- Open L4 vertebral fx
- Open L5 vertebral fx
- Open lumbar vertebral fx
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 
805.5:
- Fracture (abduction) (adduction) (avulsion) (compression) (crush) (dislocation) (oblique) (separation) (closed) 829.0  vertebra, vertebral (back) (body) (column) (neural arch) (pedicle) (spine) (spinous process) (transverse process) (closed) 805.8 vertebra, vertebral (back) (body) (column) (neural arch) (pedicle) (spine) (spinous process) (transverse process) (closed) 805.8   with with   hematomyelia - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury hematomyelia - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
   injury to injury to    cauda equina - see Fracture, vertebra, sacrum, with spinal cord injury cauda equina - see Fracture, vertebra, sacrum, with spinal cord injury
    nerve - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury nerve - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
 
   paralysis - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury paralysis - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
   paraplegia - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury paraplegia - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
   quadriplegia - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury quadriplegia - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
   spinal concussion - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury spinal concussion - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
   spinal cord injury (closed) NEC 806.8 spinal cord injury (closed) NEC 806.8 
 
  cervical 806.0 cervical 806.0 
  chronic 733.13 chronic 733.13 
  dorsal, dorsolumbar 806.2 dorsal, dorsolumbar 806.2 
  thoracic, thoracolumbar 806.2 thoracic, thoracolumbar 806.2 
  atlanto-axial - see Fracture, vertebra, cervical atlanto-axial - see Fracture, vertebra, cervical
  cervical (hangman) (teardrop) (closed) 805.00 cervical (hangman) (teardrop) (closed) 805.00 
  coccyx (closed) 805.6 coccyx (closed) 805.6 
  collapsed 733.13 collapsed 733.13 
  compression, not due to trauma 733.13 compression, not due to trauma 733.13 
  dorsal (closed) 805.2 dorsal (closed) 805.2    with spinal cord injury - see Fracture, vertebra, with spinal cord injury, dorsal with spinal cord injury - see Fracture, vertebra, with spinal cord injury, dorsal
   open 805.3 open 805.3 
 
  dorsolumbar (closed) 805.2 dorsolumbar (closed) 805.2    with spinal cord injury - see Fracture, vertebra, with spinal cord injury, dorsal with spinal cord injury - see Fracture, vertebra, with spinal cord injury, dorsal
   open 805.3 open 805.3 
 
  due to osteoporosis 733.13 due to osteoporosis 733.13 
  fetus or newborn 767.4 fetus or newborn 767.4 
  lumbar (closed) 805.4 lumbar (closed) 805.4    with spinal cord injury (closed) 806.4 with spinal cord injury (closed) 806.4 
   open 805.5 open 805.5
 
  nontraumatic 733.13 nontraumatic 733.13 
  open NEC 805.9 open NEC 805.9 
  pathologic (any site) 733.13 pathologic (any site) 733.13 
  sacrum (closed) 805.6 sacrum (closed) 805.6 
  site unspecified (closed) 805.8 site unspecified (closed) 805.8 
  stress (any site) 733.95 stress (any site) 733.95 
  thoracic (closed) 805.2 thoracic (closed) 805.2    with spinal cord injury - see Fracture, vertebra, with spinal cord injury, thoracic with spinal cord injury - see Fracture, vertebra, with spinal cord injury, thoracic
   open 805.3 open 805.3