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Z87.820

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Personal history of traumatic brain injury

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A patient's past medical history of a previous brain injury from trauma.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code for resolved or healed traumatic brain injuries, not current symptoms
  • •Document the severity and circumstances of the original injury when available

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • personal history of transient ischemic attack (TIA), and cerebral infarction without residual deficits (Z86.73)

Code Hierarchy

└Z87Personal history of other diseases and conditions└Z87.8Personal history of other specified conditions└Z87.82Personal history of other (healed) physical injury and trauma└Z87.820Personal history of traumatic brain injury
└Z87.820Personal history of traumatic brain injury

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