S06.32
Header — not billableContusion and laceration of left cerebrum
The ICD-10 code for contusion and laceration of left cerebrum is S06.32.
S06.32 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 11 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S06.32
- S06.320Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum without loss of consciousness
- S06.321Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less
- S06.322Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes
- S06.323Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes
- S06.324Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours
- S06.325Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level
- S06.326Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving
- S06.327Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.328Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.329Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
- S06.32AContusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness status unknown
Related codes in this category
- S06.30Unspecified focal traumatic brain injurynon-billable header
- S06.31Contusion and laceration of right cerebrumnon-billable header
- S06.33Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecifiednon-billable header
- S06.34Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrumnon-billable header
- S06.35Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrumnon-billable header
- S06.36Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecifiednon-billable header
- S06.37Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellumnon-billable header
- S06.38Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstemnon-billable header
- S06.32Contusion and laceration of left cerebrumnon-billable header