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S06.894A ICD-10-CM Code: Other specified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter

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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)

S06.894A

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Other specified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter

Other specified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter

CMS-HCC V28

HCC 397

RAF 0.570

CMS-HCC V24

HCC 166

RAF 0.546

ACA/HHS

0

0

RAF 0

ESRD/PACE

HCC 166

RAF 0.0

RXHCC

0

0

RAF 0

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S06.89Other specified intracranial injury
S06.894Other specified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours
S06.894AOther specified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter

Inclusion Terms

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ICD-10-CM does not list inclusion terms for S06.894A in this effective period.

Excludes 2

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ICD-10-CM does not list Excludes 2 notes for S06.894A in this effective period.

Related Child Codes

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S06.894DOther specified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, subsequent encounter
S06.894SOther specified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, sequela

Includes

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ICD-10-CM does not list Includes notes for S06.894A in this effective period.

Excludes 1

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ICD-10-CM does not list Excludes 1 notes for S06.894A in this effective period.

Code First

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ICD-10-CM does not list Code First sequencing instructions for S06.894A in this effective period.

Use Additional

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ICD-10-CM does not list Use Additional Code instructions for S06.894A in this effective period.

Code Also

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ICD-10-CM does not list Code Also instructions for S06.894A 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.

Is S06.894A an HCC code?

Yes. S06.894A maps to Severe Head Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury under the CMS-HCC V28 risk adjustment model (and Severe Head Injury under V24).

HCC Category Mapping

V28HCC 397, Severe Head Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury
0.570
V24HCC 166, Severe Head Injury
0.546
ESRDHCC 166, Severe Head Injury
0.000

RAF weights shown are the community, non-dual, aged base weights from the CMS risk adjustment model file. Actual per-patient RAF contribution depends on member segment, interactions, and the model year used by the payer. V28 is the CMS-HCC model phased in over payment years 2024–2026; V24 remains in use during the transition and for historical data.

MEAT Criteria for S06.894A

For S06.894Ato count as a valid HCC diagnosis in a given encounter, the provider's documentation must show MEAT: Monitor, Evaluate, Assess, or Treat. A diagnosis from a prior year does not carry forward automatically, it has to be re-documented and supported each calendar year.

  • MMonitor: signs, symptoms, disease progression, or lab trending documented in the note
  • EEvaluate: test results, medication response, or physical findings reviewed by the provider
  • AAssess: explicit mention in the assessment or plan with acknowledgment of status
  • TTreat: medication, referral, procedure, therapy, or counseling tied to the diagnosis

Only one of M/E/A/T is required to support the code, but the documentation must be specific enough to show that the provider actually addressed S06.894A during that encounter, not just copy-forwarded from a problem list.

What This Code Means

S06.894A is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter. S06.894A 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).

Under the CMS-HCC V28 risk adjustment model, S06.894A maps to Severe Head Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury (HCC 397) with a community, non-dual, aged base RAF weight of 0.570. Under the older CMS-HCC V24 model, S06.894A maps to Severe Head Injury (HCC 166) with a community, non-dual, aged base RAF weight of 0.546. V28 is the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model that reached 100% phase-in for payment year 2026, replacing V24 which was used during the PY2024–PY2025 transition.

Coders should report S06.894A only when the provider documentation supports the specific condition described, since more specific codes within the same hierarchy can capture additional clinical detail and may carry a higher RAF weight. Because S06.894A maps to a payment HCC, the provider's documentation must satisfy MEAT criteria (Monitor, Evaluate, Assess, or Treat) for the encounter to count toward the patient's Medicare Advantage risk adjustment score. When documentation is ambiguous, coders should issue a provider query rather than assume the highest-specificity variant.

HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, RAF weights, and MEAT documentation criteria for S06.894A sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.

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