S06 — Intracranial injury

Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.

Coding at a Glance

7th character: Required — characters A · D · S
Tabular directives: 13 inclusion terms · 1 Excludes1 · 9 Excludes2 · 1 use-additional code · 4 code-also instructions

Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for S06 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.

Source: CMS/CDC — ICD-10-CM Tabular ListRelease: FY2026Effective: October 1, 2025

Notes without a marker are published on S06 itself; “inherited from” names the category or block whose note applies here.

Includes

Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.

traumatic brain injury
injuries of ear inherited from S00-S09
injuries of eye inherited from S00-S09
injuries of face [any part] inherited from S00-S09
injuries of gum inherited from S00-S09
injuries of jaw inherited from S00-S09
injuries of oral cavity inherited from S00-S09
injuries of palate inherited from S00-S09
injuries of periocular area inherited from S00-S09
injuries of scalp inherited from S00-S09
injuries of temporomandibular joint area inherited from S00-S09
injuries of tongue inherited from S00-S09
injuries of tooth inherited from S00-S09

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

head injury NOS (S09.90) Compare S06 vs S09.90 →

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

burns and corrosions (T20-T32) Compare S06 vs T20 →
effects of foreign body in ear (T16) Compare S06 vs T16 →
effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3) Compare S06 vs T17.3 →
effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0) Compare S06 vs T18.0 →
effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1) Compare S06 vs T17.0 →
T17.0-T17.1: T17.0, T17.0XXA, T17.0XXD, T17.0XXS, T17.1, T17.1XXA, T17.1XXD, T17.1XXS
effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2) Compare S06 vs T17.2 →
effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-) Compare S06 vs T15 →
frostbite (T33-T34) Compare S06 vs T33 →
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) Compare S06 vs T63.4 →

Source: inherited from S00-S09

Code Also

Additional codes that may be required to fully describe the encounter.

any associated:
open wound of head (S01.-)
skull fracture (S02.-)
for any associated infection inherited from S00-S09

Use Additional Code

Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.

Use additional code, if applicable, to identify mild neurocognitive disorders due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)

7th Character Guide

"The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S06, except as noted below"

A — initial encounter
D — subsequent encounter
S — sequela

How the encounter character is assigned. “Initial encounter” means the patient is receiving active treatment for the condition — it is not limited to the first visit, and a different or new provider giving active treatment still assigns it. “Subsequent encounter” covers care during the healing or recovery phase after active treatment. “Sequela” is for complications or conditions that arise as a direct result of the original condition.

ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, Section I.C.19.a (paraphrased by MedCoder).

Variant codes in this family

S06.0X0A, S06.0X0D, S06.0X0S, S06.0X1A, S06.0X1D, S06.0X1S, S06.0X9A, S06.0X9D

Character meanings are CMS's official 7th-character extensions for this family, as carried in each variant code's official description; variant codes are registry rows. The explanation of how the encounter character is assigned is MedCoder editorial, distinct from the official content above it.

Coder workflow for S06

MedCoder structured workflow — derived from this code’s own official record

Before you code S06

S06 is not reportable as written. Select the more specific code beneath it that the documentation supports. Codes are reported to the highest level of specificity the classification provides (Guidelines I.B.2).
ReviewS06.0, S06.1, S06.2, S06.3
See the relationships section · Guide: How to choose an ICD-10-CM code →
A 7th character is required in this family. Confirm the documented encounter: initial (active treatment), subsequent (healing or recovery phase), or sequela. S06 is not valid without one. “Initial” means active treatment, not the first visit (Guidelines I.C.19.a).
See the 7th Character Guide · Guide: 7th characters: initial, subsequent, sequela →
Confirm the injury type, the anatomical site at the most specific level documented, laterality where the family codes it, and the encounter for the 7th character. Each injury is coded separately unless the classification provides a combination code, and a superficial injury is not coded when a more severe injury of the same site is documented. Injury chapter guidelines (Guidelines I.C.19.b, I.C.19.b.1).
Guide: 7th characters: initial, subsequent, sequela →
Check the Excludes1 note: if the documentation supports a condition named there, do not simply proceed with S06. Excludes1 conditions are not reported together with this code unless the record shows they are unrelated (Guidelines I.A.12.a).
See the official tabular notes

Choose the right path

Does the documentation support one of the more specific codes beneath S06?
Yes → Select that code and continue the checks below on its own page.
No → S06 cannot be reported as written; query for the specificity its subcategory needs.
ReviewS06.0, S06.1, S06.2, S06.3
Does the documentation support a condition named in S06’s Excludes1 note?
Yes → Do not simply proceed: review the excluded code. Both are reported only when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated.
No → Continue.
ReviewS09.90
Is the encounter phase documented — active treatment, healing or recovery, or a sequela?
Yes → Assign the matching 7th character; the variant codes are in the 7th Character Guide.
No → The code is invalid without its 7th character — query for the missing element.

Consider S06. Then work the Use Additional Code note and review the Code Also note, and confirm the code is valid for the date of service in the Verify section.

Documentation check

The provider’s diagnostic statement: Codes are assigned from the provider’s documented diagnosis, not from clinical criteria, test values or a medication list (Guidelines I.A.19).
Anatomical site: At the most specific level the record states; a site the classification separates cannot be assumed from a procedure or a measurement.
Encounter type: Active treatment, healing or recovery phase, or sequela — the basis of the 7th character (Guidelines I.C.19.a).
The conditions the Use Additional Code note names: Reported with this code when documented; a conditional instruction (“if applicable”, “if known”) applies only when the record supports it.
External cause, place and activity: For the external cause codes reported with the injury or poisoning, where documented (Guidelines I.C.20.a).

Official instructions as workflow

Excludes1 — check before selecting S06(1 note)
Coding workflow: If the documentation supports a condition named in this note, do not simply proceed with S06: the two are not reported together. The one exception is when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated to each other.
CompareS09.90
See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.12.a
Excludes2 — not part of S06(9 notes)
Coding workflow: The conditions named in this note are not included in S06. When the record documents both, both may be reported; the note is a boundary, not a prohibition.
CompareT16, T17.3, T18.0, T17.2, T15, T63.4
See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.12.b
Use Additional Code — after identifying S06(1 note)
Coding workflow: Check whether the documentation supports the additional code(s) the note names, and report them with S06 when it does. Where the instruction is conditional (“if applicable”, “if known”), it applies only when the record documents the condition.
ReviewF06.7
See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.13
Code Also — related condition(4 notes)
Coding workflow: Review the related condition when both are documented and the instruction applies. A Code Also note does not fix sequencing; the order follows the circumstances of the encounter.
ReviewS01, S02
See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.17

Coding decision scenarios

Pattern scenarios for this code’s structure — decision rules, not clinical cases

Documentation: Both the condition S06 describes and a condition named in its Excludes1 note are documented for the same encounter.

Coding question: Can both codes be reported?

Path: Review the Excludes1 note and the excluded code, and look for a provider statement on whether the two conditions are related.

Reason: Excludes1 means the two are not coded together; the exception is when the record shows the conditions are unrelated to each other (Guidelines I.A.12.a).

ReviewS09.90

Documentation: The patient returns during the healing or recovery phase after active treatment of the same condition.

Coding question: Which 7th character applies?

Path: Review the official 7th-character definitions for this family in the 7th Character Guide.

Reason: “Initial encounter” means active treatment, not the first visit; care during recovery takes “subsequent encounter”, and a complication arising from the original condition takes “sequela” (Guidelines I.C.19.a).

Documentation: A condition the Use Additional Code note names is documented.

Coding question: Is a second code reported with S06?

Path: Review the Use Additional Code note and the code it names.

Reason: The additional code is reported when the record documents the condition; a conditional instruction applies only when its condition is met (Guidelines I.A.13).

ReviewF06.7

Every row is derived from this code’s own record — its title, tabular notes, 7th-character family and same-category siblings — with fixed MedCoder wording; nothing is inferred about a patient. The official notes and guideline text are in the sections each row links to, and they control.

Code Overview

Intracranial injury is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S06). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

MedCoder summary Summary composed by MedCoder from this code's official ICD-10-CM record. The tabular instructional notes themselves appear verbatim below.

Don’t confuse S06 with…

MedCoder analysis — pairs from this code’s official notes, distinctions written by MedCoder

The codes most likely to be picked instead of S06 — named in its own official notes, or sharing its laterality or encounter family — with what separates them and which documentation moves the case. Each links to the full comparison.

S09.90— Excludes1 conflict (Excludes1 — generally not reported together)
Not coded here — the tabular list excludes this pair for the same encounter.
Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.
What moves you there: Documentation of head injury NOS moves the case to S09.90; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.
Full comparison: S06 vs S09.90 →
S06.0X0A— Encounter relationship (Review)
Same underlying diagnosis, different encounter phase.
The same diagnosis at a different phase of care; one encounter takes one 7th character.
What moves you there: Documentation of a initial encounter moves the case to S06.0X0A.
Full comparison: S06 vs S06.0X0A →
S06.0X0D— Encounter relationship (Review)
Same underlying diagnosis, different encounter phase.
The same diagnosis at a different phase of care; one encounter takes one 7th character.
What moves you there: Documentation of a subsequent encounter moves the case to S06.0X0D.
Full comparison: S06 vs S06.0X0D →
T20— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)
Distinct conditions — both may be reported.
A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.
What moves you there: Documentation of burns and corrosions adds T20; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.
Full comparison: S06 vs T20 →
T32— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)
Distinct conditions — both may be reported.
A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.
What moves you there: Documentation of burns and corrosions adds T32; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.
Full comparison: S06 vs T32 →
T16— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)
Distinct conditions — both may be reported.
A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.
What moves you there: Documentation of effects of foreign body in ear adds T16; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.
Full comparison: S06 vs T16 →

Relationships are read from this code's own official notes, its laterality siblings and its encounter family; the wording of each distinction is MedCoder editorial, and the documentation named in each “what moves you there” line is the official note phrase or sibling title itself. Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a.

Decision Points

The directives on this code's own record, as a pre-claim checklist.

A 7th character applies in this family. Confirm the documented encounter matches the character assigned. See the official 7th-character definitions and this code’s variants
1 Use Additional Code instruction — report the named additional code(s) when the documentation supports them. See the Use Additional Code notes
4 Code Also notes — a second code may apply; the guidelines leave its sequencing to the circumstances of the encounter. See the Code Also notes
1 Excludes1 entry — codes named there are generally not reported together with this code (Guidelines I.A.12.a). See the Excludes1 notes
9 Excludes2 entries — those conditions are not part of this code and may be reported additionally when documented. See the Excludes2 notes

Checklist rows are derived from this code's own official directives; the wording of each check is MedCoder editorial. The official notes themselves are in the sections each row links to.

Verify Before Coding

Not billable as written — a more specific code is required: S06.0X0A, S06.0X0D, S06.0X0S, S06.0X1A, S06.0X1D.
Requires a 7th character. "The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S06, except as noted below" Options: S06.0X0A, S06.0X0D, S06.0X0S, S06.0X1A, S06.0X1D, S06.0X1S

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim in Claim Check.

Relationships & Classification

MedCoder structured relationships — computed from published CMS and AHRQ datasets

Other codes that name S06 or its code family, from the CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes. Tabular-note edges are stored at the code family level that carries each note.

Referenced by 13 Excludes1 notes across 4 chapters: G31.84 — Mild cognitive impairment of uncertain or unknown etiology, I60 — Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, I60-I69 — Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69), I61 — Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, I62 — Other and unspecified nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage, I63 — Cerebral infarction, I65 — Occlusion and stenosis of precerebral arteries, not resulting in cerebral infarction, I66 — Occlusion and stenosis of cerebral arteries, not resulting in cerebral infarction, I67 — Other cerebrovascular diseases, I68 — Cerebrovascular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere, I69 — Sequelae of cerebrovascular disease, P52 — Intracranial nontraumatic hemorrhage of newborn, S09.0 — Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified.

These codes’ tabular lists mark this diagnosis as mutually exclusive — not reported together unless the conditions are documented as unrelated.

Referenced by 5 Code First instructions across 3 chapters: F02 — Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, F06.7 — Mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition, F48.2 — Pseudobulbar affect, R40.2 — Coma, S04 — Injury of cranial nerve.

Each of these codes carries a Code First note naming this condition — when that code is reported, THIS code is sequenced first, ahead of it.

Referenced by 1 Use Additional Code instruction: S07 — Crushing injury of head.

These codes instruct coders to additionally report this code when it applies.

Referenced by 5 Code Also instructions across 2 chapters: G96.00 — Cerebrospinal fluid leak, unspecified, G96.08 — Other cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak, G96.09 — Other spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak, S01 — Open wound of head, S02 — Fracture of skull and facial bones.

These codes suggest coding this condition alongside when both are present.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of S06 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Run S06 with these 24 related codes in Claim Check

Hierarchy

S00-T88 — Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) (S00-T88)[Hierarchy]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
S00-S09 — Injuries to the head[Hierarchy]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026

Excludes1

S09.90 — Unspecified injury of head[Excludes1]: “head injury NOS (S09.90)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026

Excludes2 (28)

T15 — Foreign body on external eye[Excludes2]: “effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
T16 — Foreign body in ear[Excludes2]: “effects of foreign body in ear (T16)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
T17.0 — Foreign body in nasal sinus[Excludes2]: “effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
T17.0XXA — Foreign body in nasal sinus, initial encounter[Excludes2]: “effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
T17.0XXD — Foreign body in nasal sinus, subsequent encounter[Excludes2]: “effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
T17.0XXS — Foreign body in nasal sinus, sequela[Excludes2]: “effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
T17.1 — Foreign body in nostril[Excludes2]: “effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
T17.1XXA — Foreign body in nostril, initial encounter[Excludes2]: “effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
and 20 more

Use Additional Code

F06.7 — Mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition[Use Additional Code]: “code, if applicable, to identify mild neurocognitive disorders due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026

Code Also

S01 — Open wound of head[Code Also]: “open wound of head (S01.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
S02 — Fracture of skull and facial bones[Code Also]: “skull fracture (S02.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026

Referenced by Excludes1 notes (13)

G31.84 — Mild cognitive impairment of uncertain or unknown etiology[Excludes1]: “cognitive impairment due to intracranial or head injury (S06.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
I60 — Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage[Excludes1]: “traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
I60-I69 — Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)[Excludes1]: “traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
I61 — Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage[Excludes1]: “traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
I62 — Other and unspecified nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage[Excludes1]: “traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
I63 — Cerebral infarction[Excludes1]: “traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
I65 — Occlusion and stenosis of precerebral arteries, not resulting in cerebral infarction[Excludes1]: “traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
I66 — Occlusion and stenosis of cerebral arteries, not resulting in cerebral infarction[Excludes1]: “traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
and 5 more

Referenced by Code First instructions

F02 — Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere[Code First]: “traumatic brain injury (S06.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
F06.7 — Mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition[Code First]: “traumatic brain injury (S06.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
F48.2 — Pseudobulbar affect[Code First]: “sequelae of traumatic intracranial injury (S06.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
R40.2 — Coma[Code First]: “intracranial injury (S06.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
S04 — Injury of cranial nerve[Code First]: “any associated intracranial injury (S06.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026

Referenced by Use Additional Code instructions

S07 — Crushing injury of head[Use Additional Code]: “intracranial injuries (S06.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026

Referenced by Code Also instructions

G96.00 — Cerebrospinal fluid leak, unspecified[Code Also]: “head injury (S00-S09)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
G96.08 — Other cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak[Code Also]: “head injury (S00 - S09)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
G96.09 — Other spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak[Code Also]: “head injury (S00 - S09)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
S01 — Open wound of head[Code Also]: “intracranial injury (S06.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
S02 — Fracture of skull and facial bones[Code Also]: “any associated intracranial injury (S06.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026

Nearest codes (400)

S06.0 — Concussion[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
S06.0X — Concussion[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
S06.0X0 — Concussion without loss of consciousness[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
S06.0X0A — Concussion without loss of consciousness, initial encounter[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
S06.0X0D — Concussion without loss of consciousness, subsequent encounter[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
S06.0X0S — Concussion without loss of consciousness, sequela[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
S06.0X1 — Concussion with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
S06.0X1A — Concussion with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less, initial encounter[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
and 392 more

Change history

FY2016 — In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger) · icd10cm-fy2016

Common coding questions

Can S06 be billed directly?

No. S06 (Intracranial injury) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Does S06 require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S06, except as noted below; A: initial encounter; D: subsequent encounter; S: sequela.

Sources for this page

Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.

Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data: CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2026 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2025 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Claim edits Official source data: CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits — v43.1 (April 2026) Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data: CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship: Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder explanation: Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.

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Change history

FY2016 — October 1, 2015
In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption
Intracranial injury

No changes since FY2016 — additions, deletions, description changes and billable-status changes are tracked through FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026), and none are recorded for this code. Note changes are tracked from FY2027 only.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to S06 in its code family, with their registry titles.

S06 ICD-10-CM Code: Intracranial injury

Coding at a Glance

Coding instructions

Includes

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Code Also

Use Additional Code

7th Character Guide

Coder workflow for S06

Before you code S06

Choose the right path

Documentation check

Official instructions as workflow

Coding decision scenarios

Code Overview

Don’t confuse S06 with…

Decision Points

Verify Before Coding

Relationships & Classification

Contextual Map

Hierarchy

Excludes1

Excludes2 (28)

Use Additional Code

Code Also

Referenced by Excludes1 notes (13)

Referenced by Code First instructions

Referenced by Use Additional Code instructions

Referenced by Code Also instructions

Nearest codes (400)

Change history

Common coding questions

Can S06 be billed directly?

Does S06 require a 7th character?

Sources for this page

Change history

Nearest Codes in This Family