S06

Intracranial injury

Requires 7th character

S06 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • 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
  • traumatic brain injury
  • 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.
  • 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.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

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

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

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
  • code, if applicable, to identify mild neurocognitive disorders due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

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

7th character

This code requires a 7th character. Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

More specific codes S06

  • S06.0ConcussionNeeds 7th char
  • S06.1Traumatic cerebral edemaNeeds 7th char
  • S06.2Diffuse traumatic brain injuryNeeds 7th char
  • S06.3Focal traumatic brain injuryNeeds 7th char
  • S06.4Epidural hemorrhageNeeds 7th char
  • S06.5Traumatic subdural hemorrhageNeeds 7th char
  • S06.6Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhageNeeds 7th char
  • S06.8Other specified intracranial injuriesNeeds 7th char
  • S06.9Unspecified intracranial injuryNeeds 7th char
  • S06.ATraumatic brain compression and herniationNeeds 7th char

Related codes

  • S00Superficial injury of headNeeds 7th char
  • S01Open wound of headNeeds 7th char
  • S02Fracture of skull and facial bonesNeeds 7th char
  • S03Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of headNeeds 7th char
  • S04Injury of cranial nerveNeeds 7th char
  • S05Injury of eye and orbitNeeds 7th char
  • S07Crushing injury of headNeeds 7th char
  • S08Avulsion and traumatic amputation of part of headNeeds 7th char
  • S09Other and unspecified injuries of headNeeds 7th char

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