Concussion with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving

RetiredICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

No longer in the code set. Submitting it will not be accepted for a current date of service.

Never billable on its own. In the code set FY2016 only, and removed after that.

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Concussion with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving
FY2017 Removed from the code set

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from S06 Intracranial injury

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S06, except as noted below

Excludes1 - never coded here

head injury NOS (S09.90)

Use additional code

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

Code also

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

Includes

traumatic brain injury

Note

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.

Inherited from the S00-S09 section Injuries to the head (S00-S09)

Excludes2 - not included here

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)

Code also

for any associated infection

Includes

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

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S06.0X0	Concussion without loss of consciousness	Not billable
S06.0X1	Concussion with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less	Not billable
S06.0X2	Concussion with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes	Retired
S06.0X3	Concussion with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes	Retired
S06.0X4	Concussion with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours	Retired
S06.0X5	Concussion with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level	Retired
S06.0X7	Concussion with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness	Retired
S06.0X8	Concussion with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness	Retired
S06.0X9	Concussion with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration	Not billable
S06.0XA	Concussion with loss of consciousness status unknown	Not billable