ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S00-S09 › S06.34 Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum › S06.34A

S06.34A

Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness status unknown

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2023 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • S06.34AA Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness status unknown, initial encounter
  • S06.34AD Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness status unknown, subsequent encounter
  • S06.34AS Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness status unknown, sequela

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

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2023 to now.

  1. FY2023 Added to the code set Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness status unknown

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

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Showing 40 of 61 index phrases.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S06.340 Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum without loss of consciousness Not billable
S06.341 Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less Not billable
S06.342 Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes Not billable
S06.343 Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hours to 5 hours 59 minutes Not billable
S06.344 Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours Not billable
S06.345 Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level Not billable
S06.346 Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving Not billable
S06.347 Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness Not billable
S06.348 Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness Not billable
S06.349 Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration Not billable