What is the principal diagnosis code

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Problem: The patient, an elderly woman, was cleaning the bathroom and fell backward into the bathtub at her home. She was admitted with possible compression fractures of the lumbar spine. She had several similar falls in the past due to frequent transient ischemic attacks. She lives alone in a single-family residence. X-rays of the spine showed some degenerative disk disease of L4 and L5, but there were no fractures. She was treated for pain and released after two days. Discharge diagnoses: (i) Lumbar sprain injury to back, (ii) probable transient ischemic attack. What is the principal diagnosis code?

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