I69.912 vs S06
I69.912 (Visuospatial deficit and spatial neglect following unspecified 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. I69.912 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. I69.912 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
| I69.912Visuospatial deficit and spatial neglect following unspecified 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 | Visuospatial deficit and spatial neglect following unspecified cerebrovascular disease is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (I69.912). | 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