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S06.347 vs S06.357

S06.347 (Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness) compared with S06.357 (Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness), from the official CMS tabular data. S06.347 and S06.357 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S06.347
Right
Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness
S06.357
Left
Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness

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. S06.347 and S06.357 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

S06.347Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousnessS06.357Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S06.347A

Non-billable header

Report instead: S06.357A

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)
DefinitionTraumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S06.347).Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S06.357).
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-)

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources