S06: Intracranial injury

Instructional 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

Source: S00-T88 (chapter, inherited).

Instructional note

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

Source: S00-T88 (chapter, inherited).

Excludes2

birth trauma (P10-P15)

Source: S00-T88 (chapter, inherited).

Excludes2

obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Source: S00-T88 (chapter, inherited).

Instructional 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.

Source: S00-T88 (chapter, inherited).

Includes

injuries of ear

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Includes

injuries of eye

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Includes

injuries of face [any part]

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Includes

injuries of gum

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Includes

injuries of jaw

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Includes

injuries of oral cavity

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Includes

injuries of palate

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Includes

injuries of periocular area

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Includes

injuries of scalp

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Includes

injuries of temporomandibular joint area

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Includes

injuries of tongue

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Includes

injuries of tooth

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Code also

for any associated infection

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Excludes2

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Excludes2

effects of foreign body in ear (T16)

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Excludes2

effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Excludes2

effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Excludes2

effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Excludes2

effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Excludes2

effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Excludes2

frostbite (T33-T34)

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Excludes2

insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Source: S00-S09 (section, inherited).

Includes

traumatic brain injury

Source: S06 (category, direct).

Code also

any associated:

Source: S06 (category, direct).

Code also

open wound of head (S01.-)

Source: S06 (category, direct).

Code also

skull fracture (S02.-)

Source: S06 (category, direct).

Instructional note

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

Source: S06 (category, direct).

Excludes1

head injury NOS (S09.90)

Source: S06 (category, direct).

Seventh-character instruction

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

Source: S06 (category, direct).

Instructional note

initial encounter

Source: S06 (category, direct).

Instructional note

subsequent encounter

Source: S06 (category, direct).

Instructional note

sequela

Source: S06 (category, direct).

Instructional 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.

Source: S06 (category, direct).

Seventh-character definitions

• A: initial encounter
• D: subsequent encounter
• S: sequela