S04.6

Injury of acoustic nerve

Requires 7th character

S04.6 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Injury of auditory nerve
  • Injury of 8th cranial nerve

Includes (from S04)

  • injuries of ear
  • injuries of eye
  • injuries of face [any part]
  • injuries of gum
  • injuries of jaw
  • injuries of oral cavity
  • injuries of palate
  • injuries of periocular area
  • injuries of scalp
  • injuries of temporomandibular joint area
  • injuries of tongue
  • injuries of tooth
  • Note: Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S04)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S04)
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S04)
  • effects of foreign body in ear (T16) (from S04)
  • effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3) (from S04)
  • effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0) (from S04)
  • effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1) (from S04)
  • effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2) (from S04)
  • effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-) (from S04)
  • frostbite (T33-T34) (from S04)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S04)

Code first

Sequence the underlying condition first.

  • any associated intracranial injury (S06.-) (from S04)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from S04)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • for any associated infection (from S04)
  • any associated: (from S04)
  • open wound of head (S01.-) (from S04)
  • skull fracture (S02.-) (from S04)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character (defined at S04). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Also known as

  • Injury of auditory nerve
  • Injury of 8th cranial nerve
  • Injury, nerve NEC, acoustic
  • Injury, nerve NEC, acoustic, contusion
  • Injury, nerve NEC, acoustic, laceration
  • Injury, nerve NEC, acoustic, specified type NEC

Parent code

  • S04Injury of cranial nerveNeeds 7th char

More specific codes S04.6

  • S04.60Injury of acoustic nerve, unspecified sideNeeds 7th char
  • S04.61Injury of acoustic nerve, right sideNeeds 7th char
  • S04.62Injury of acoustic nerve, left sideNeeds 7th char

Related codes

  • S04.0Injury of optic nerve and pathwaysNeeds 7th char
  • S04.1Injury of oculomotor nerveNeeds 7th char
  • S04.2Injury of trochlear nerveNeeds 7th char
  • S04.3Injury of trigeminal nerveNeeds 7th char
  • S04.4Injury of abducent nerveNeeds 7th char
  • S04.5Injury of facial nerveNeeds 7th char
  • S04.7Injury of accessory nerveNeeds 7th char
  • S04.8Injury of other cranial nervesNeeds 7th char
  • S04.9Injury of unspecified cranial nerveNeeds 7th char

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