ICD-10-CM Code for Traumatic brain compression with herniation S06.A1

ICD-10 code S06.A1 for Traumatic brain compression with herniation is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .

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S06.A

Code first the underlying traumatic brain injury, such as:
diffuse traumatic brain injury (S06.2-)
focal traumatic brain injury (S06.3-)
traumatic subdural hemorrhage (S06.5-)
traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (S06.6-)

S06

Includes: traumatic brain injury

Excludes1: head injury NOS (S09.90)

Code also: any associated:
open wound of head (S01.-)
skull fracture (S02.-)

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

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