S04

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Injury of cranial nerve

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Coding Guidance

S04 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: S00-T88 (Chapter 19)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S00-T88

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use Additional CodeFrom S00-T88

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

More Specific Codes (10)

S04.0Injury of optic nerve and pathwaysCategory→S04.1Injury of oculomotor nerveCategory→S04.2Injury of trochlear nerveCategory→S04.3Injury of trigeminal nerveCategory→S04.4Injury of abducent nerveCategory→S04.5Injury of facial nerveCategory→S04.6Injury of acoustic nerveCategory→S04.7Injury of accessory nerveCategory→S04.8Injury of other cranial nervesCategory→S04.9Injury of unspecified cranial nerveCategory→

Chapter Information

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Range: S00-T88

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Related ICD-10 Codes

More specific codes for S04

Injury of optic nerve and pathways

S04.0›

Injury of oculomotor nerve

S04.1›

Injury of trochlear nerve

S04.2›

Injury of trigeminal nerve

S04.3›

Injury of abducent nerve

S04.4›

Injury of facial nerve

S04.5›

Injury of acoustic nerve

S04.6›

Injury of accessory nerve

S04.7›

Injury of other cranial nerves

S04.8›

Injury of unspecified cranial nerve

S04.9›

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