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FY 2026 Apr update / Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) / Injuries to the head (S00-S09)

S06.36

Header CodeICD-10-CMOfficial ICD-10-CMCodebook guidance

Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified

Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified

CMS-HCC V28

0

0

RAF 0

CMS-HCC V24

0

0

RAF 0

ACA/HHS

0

0

RAF 0

ESRD/PACE

0

0

RAF 0

RXHCC

0

0

RAF 0

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Code Book Path

Official
S06Intracranial injury
S06.3Focal traumatic brain injury
S06.36Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified

Inclusion Terms

Official
  • Traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage and hematoma, unspecified

Excludes 2

Official
  • any condition classifiable to S06.4-S06.6
  • focal cerebral edema (S06.1)

Related Child Codes

Official
S06.360Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, without loss of consciousness
S06.361Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less
S06.362Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes
S06.363Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 1 hours to 5 hours 59 minutes
S06.364Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours

Includes

Official

ICD-10-CM does not list Includes notes for S06.36 in this effective period.

Excludes 1

Official

ICD-10-CM does not list Excludes 1 notes for S06.36 in this effective period.

Code First

Official

ICD-10-CM does not list Code First sequencing instructions for S06.36 in this effective period.

Use Additional

Official
  • code, if applicable, for traumatic brain compression or herniation (S06.A-)

Code Also

Official

ICD-10-CM does not list Code Also instructions for S06.36 in this effective period.

Last updated: FY2026 ICD-10-CM Apr update, Apr 1, 2026 through Sep 30, 2026. CMS-HCC V28 is 100% phased in for payment year 2026.

What This Code Means

S06.36 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified. S06.36 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (s00-t88), within the section covering injuries to the head (s00-s09).

Header codes like S06.36 cannot be reported on claims directly — they organize child codes that share clinical context but the actual diagnosis must be coded to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation. Coders should look at S06.36's child codes and select the one that matches the patient's documented presentation, since payers reject header codes submitted as the primary diagnosis. For risk adjustment workflows, header codes never contribute to a Medicare Advantage member's RAF score on their own; only billable child codes that happen to map to a payment HCC affect risk-adjusted plan payments.

HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, RAF weights, and MEAT documentation criteria for S06.36 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.

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