I69.819 vs S06
I69.819 (Unspecified symptoms and signs involving cognitive functions following other cerebrovascular disease) compared with S06 (Intracranial injury), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.
Can these codes be reported together?
No — do not report together. I69.819 carries an Excludes1 note covering S06: “sequelae of traumatic intracranial injury (S06.-)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
No — do not report together. I69.819 carries an Excludes1 note covering S06: “traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
Side by side
| I69.819Unspecified symptoms and signs involving cognitive functions following other cerebrovascular disease | S06Intracranial injury | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Non-billable header Report instead: S06.0X0A, S06.0X0D, S06.0X0S, S06.0X1A, S06.0X1D |
| Classification | I00-I99 — Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Unspecified symptoms and signs involving cognitive functions following other cerebrovascular disease is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (I69.819). | Intracranial injury is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S06). |
| 7th character | — | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S06, except as noted below |
| Includes | — | traumatic brain injury injuries of ear injuries of eye injuries of face [any part] |
| Use additional code | code to identify presence of: alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-) exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) | code, if applicable, to identify mild neurocognitive disorders due to known physiological condition (F06.7-) |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources