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S06.313 vs S06.323

S06.313 (Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes) compared with S06.323 (Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes), from the official CMS tabular data. S06.313 and S06.323 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S06.313
Right
Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes
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S06.323
Left
Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes

Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.

These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)

Can these codes be reported together?

Same condition, opposite side. S06.313 and S06.323 name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.

Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Side by side

S06.313Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutesS06.323Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S06.313A, S06.313D, S06.313S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S06.323A, S06.323D, S06.323S

ClassificationS00-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)
DefinitionContusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S06.313).Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S06.323).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S06, except as noted belowThe 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]
Use additional code
code, if applicable, for traumatic brain compression or herniation (S06.A-)
code, if applicable, to identify mild neurocognitive disorders due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)
code, if applicable, for traumatic brain compression or herniation (S06.A-)
code, if applicable, to identify mild neurocognitive disorders due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)
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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources