S06.30A - Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness status unknown
ICD-10-CM Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes · S00-S09 Injuries to the head (S00-S09) · Subcategory of S06.30 · FY2027
Coding Guidance
S06.30A requires a 7th character. Report the code below that matches the documentation, for example A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter, S for sequela.
Inclusion terms listed under S06.30A in the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
- Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury NOS
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S06, except as noted below
Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- any condition classifiable to S06.4-S06.6
- focal cerebral edema (S06.1)
Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.
- code, if applicable, for traumatic brain compression or herniation (S06.A-)
Conditions this code covers.
- traumatic brain injury
Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.
- head injury NOS (S09.90)
Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.
- code, if applicable, to identify mild neurocognitive disorders due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)
Report an additional code when both conditions apply.
- any associated:
- open wound of head (S01.-)
- skull fracture (S02.-)
Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
- 7th characters D and S do not apply to codes in category S06 with 6th character 7 - death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness, or 8 - death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness.
Conditions this code covers.
- injuries of ear
- injuries of eye
- injuries of face [any part]
- injuries of gum
- injuries of jaw
- injuries of oral cavity
- injuries of palate
- injuries of periocular area
- injuries of scalp
- injuries of temporomandibular joint area
- injuries of tongue
- injuries of tooth
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- effects of foreign body in ear (T16)
- effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
- effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)
- effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)
- effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
- effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Report an additional code when both conditions apply.
- for any associated infection
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
More Specific Codes (3)
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More specific codes for S06.30A
Codes at the same level as S06.30A
- Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury without loss of consciousnessS06.300
- Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or lessS06.301
- Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutesS06.302
- Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutesS06.303
- Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hoursS06.304
- Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious levelS06.305
- Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient survivingS06.306
- Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousnessS06.307
- Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousnessS06.308
- Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of unspecified durationS06.309