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S06Intracranial injury

ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Injuries to the head (S00-S09)

Code Details

BillableNo — use a more specific child code
ChapterChapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
SectionInjuries to the head (S00-S09)

Valid 7th Characters

Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Coding Notes

Includes

  • traumatic brain injury

Excludes1 (never code both together)

  • head injury NOS (S09.90)

Use Additional Code

  • code, if applicable, to identify mild neurocognitive disorders due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)

Code Also

  • any associated:
  • open wound of head (S01.-)
  • skull fracture (S02.-)

Note

  • 7th characters D and S do not apply to codes in category S06 with 6th character 7 - death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness, or 8 - death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness.

7th Character Note

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S06, except as noted below

Subcategories (10)

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