AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2022 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Codes

Intracranial Injury with Unknown Loss of Consciousness

Category S06, Intracranial injury, has been expanded, and unique codes have been created to identify patients where it is unknown whether the patient has experienced loss of consciousness (LOC). These new codes capture distinct types of intracranial injuries when the LOC status is unknown, and also include a seventh character extension to describe A, initial encounter, D, subsequent encounter, and S, sequela. New codes have also been created to describe intracranial injuries of the right and left internal carotid artery. Lastly, we also have new codes to identify a primary blast injury of the brain not elsewhere classified with...

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