S06 vs S06.0X0D
S06 (Intracranial injury) compared with S06.0X0D (Concussion without loss of consciousness, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data.
Summary
These codes represent different levels of the same hierarchy: S06 is the non-billable header that contains S06.0X0D, so only S06.0X0D (or a sibling) is reported.
Registry fact- What is different?
The conditions named and billing status.S06 is “Intracranial injury”; S06.0X0D is “Concussion without loss of consciousness, subsequent encounter”. S06 is a non-billable header; S06.0X0D is billable.
Registry fact
- Can these codes be reported together?
Not as a pair.S06 is the non-billable header that contains S06.0X0D. A header is not reported on a claim, so the choice is S06.0X0D or a sibling that matches the documentation.
Registry fact
- Is there an Excludes1 relationship?
None.Neither entry carries an Excludes1 note that names the other code. S06 carries 1 Excludes1 note and S06.0X0D carries 2 Excludes1 notes covering other codes; the side-by-side table quotes them.
Official rule
- Is there an Excludes2 relationship?
None.Neither entry carries an Excludes2 note that names the other code. S06 carries 9 Excludes2 notes and S06.0X0D carries 9 Excludes2 notes covering other codes; the side-by-side table quotes them.
Official rule
- Is one more specific?
Yes.S06.0X0D is a subdivision of S06 in the tabular hierarchy, so it is the more specific of the two.
Registry fact
- Is one a parent or header code?
Yes.S06 is the non-billable header that contains S06.0X0D. A header stands for the whole family beneath it and is not reported on a claim.
Registry fact
- Are there sequencing instructions?
None.Neither entry carries a Code First or Use Additional Code note that names the other.
Official rule
- Are there other coding relationships?
None found.No laterality, encounter-phase, Table of Neoplasms, Table of Drugs and Chemicals, or history-versus-active-disease relationship links these codes.
MedCoder-derived
Official rule: a tabular instructional note or a section of the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, quoted as published. Registry fact: the codes’ own published attributes (titles, billable status, position in the hierarchy, code set). MedCoder-derived: a reading MedCoder computes from those facts; it is not itself a rule. How to read the labels
Can these codes be reported together?
Not as a pair — S06 is not reportable. S06 is the non-billable category that contains S06.0X0D.
A header stands for the whole family of codes beneath it and is not reported on a claim, so the choice is S06.0X0D or a sibling that matches the documentation. No Excludes1/Excludes2 relationship exists between these codes in the official tabular list.
Official guidance behind these answers
Section I.B.2 — Level of Detail in Coding · applies to: S06 and S06.0X0D
Diagnosis codes are to be used and reported at their highest number of characters available and to the highest level of specificity documented in the medical record. ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes are composed of codes with 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 characters. Codes with three characters are included in ICD-10-CM as the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of fourth and/or fifth characters and/or sixth characters, which provide greater detail. A three-character code is to be used only if it is not further subdivided. A code is invalid if it has not been coded to the full number of characters required for that code, including the 7th character, if applicable.
ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines FY2026
Quoted from the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting in effect for the release shown. The tabular notes above are the code-level instruction; these sections are the convention that says how such a note is applied. Source document (CMS PDF) · Release and checksum
Side by side
| S06Intracranial injury | S06.0X0DConcussion without loss of consciousness, subsequent encounter | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: S06.0X0A, S06.0X0D, S06.0X0S, S06.0X1A, S06.0X1D | Billable |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Intracranial injury is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S06). | Concussion without loss of consciousness, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S06.0X0D). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S06, except as noted below | 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] | traumatic brain injury injuries of ear injuries of eye injuries of face [any part] |
| Excludes1 | head injury NOS (S09.90) | concussion with other intracranial injuries classified in subcategories S06.1- to S06.6-, and S06.81- to S06.89-, code to specified intracranial injury head injury NOS (S09.90) |
| Excludes2 | 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) | 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) |
| Use additional code | code, if applicable, to identify mild neurocognitive disorders due to known physiological condition (F06.7-) | 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.-) for any associated infection | any associated: open wound of head (S01.-) skull fracture (S02.-) for any associated infection |
Notes are the code’s own tabular entry, quoted as published. A note that names the other code is the one the verdict above rests on.
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2027). A coding-rule comparison, not billing advice: payer-specific edits and medical-necessity policy are outside its scope. All data sources