S06.9X
Header — not billableUnspecified intracranial injury
The ICD-10 code for unspecified intracranial injury is S06.9X.
S06.9X 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 S06.9X
- S06.9X0Unspecified intracranial injury without loss of consciousness
- S06.9X1Unspecified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less
- S06.9X2Unspecified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes
- S06.9X3Unspecified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes
- S06.9X4Unspecified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours
- S06.9X5Unspecified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level
- S06.9X6Unspecified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving
- S06.9X7Unspecified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.9X8Unspecified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.9X9Unspecified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
- S06.9XAUnspecified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness status unknown