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ICD-10/S06.A0XS

S06.A0XS ICD-10-CM Code: Traumatic brain compression without herniation, sequela

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)

MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v43.0, Appendix B.

  • MS-DRG 913 — TRAUMATIC INJURY WITH MCC (MDC 21)
  • MS-DRG 914 — TRAUMATIC INJURY WITHOUT MCC (MDC 21)

A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Traumatic brain compression without herniation, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S06.A0S).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for S06.A0XS in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Includes

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

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

Inclusion Terms

Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.

  • Traumatic brain compression NOS
  • Traumatic cerebral compression NOS

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).

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

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

Code First

Underlying conditions that must be sequenced before this code.

  • the underlying traumatic brain injury, such as:
  • diffuse traumatic brain injury (S06.2-)
  • focal traumatic brain injury (S06.3-)
  • traumatic subdural hemorrhage (S06.5-)
  • traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (S06.6-)

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

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-)

Change history

  • FY2022 — 2021-10-01
    Added to the code set
    Traumatic brain compression without herniation, sequela
    FY2022 changes

Verify Before Coding

  • Billable — reportable as written.
  • Principal-diagnosis restriction. The Medicare Code Editor lists this code as unacceptable as a principal diagnosis: it describes a circumstance influencing health status rather than a current illness or injury being treated. It is valid as a secondary diagnosis.

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

Referenced by Other Codes

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):INJ073 — Injury, sequela (default).

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Potential MS-DRG Relationships (FY2026)

Not on the CMS CC/MCC list — as a secondary diagnosis this code does not change MS-DRG severity.

Named in the grouper logic of 2 MS-DRGs: DRG 913 (MDC 21), DRG 914 (MDC 21).

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and C). Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes on other codes that name S06.A0XS or its code family.

14 Excludes1 notes across 4 chapters: G31.84 (via S06.-), G93.5 (via S06.A.-), I60 (via S06.-), I60-I69 (via S06.-), I61 (via S06.-), I62 (via S06.-), I63 (via S06.-), I65 (via S06.-), I66 (via S06.-), I67 (via S06.-) and 4 more.

5 Code First instructions across 3 chapters: F02 (via S06.-), F06.7 (via S06.-), F48.2 (via S06.-), R40.2 (via S06.-), S04 (via S06.-).

5 Use Additional Code instructions: S06.2 (via S06.A.-), S06.3 (via S06.A.-), S06.5 (via S06.A.-), S06.6 (via S06.A.-), S07 (via S06.-).

2 Code Also instructions: S01 (via S06.-), S02 (via S06.-).

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Does S06.A0XS require a 7th character?

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

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to S06.A0XS in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • S06.9XAA — Unspecified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness status unknown, initial encounter
  • S06.9XAD — Unspecified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness status unknown, subsequent encounter
  • S06.9XAS — Unspecified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness status unknown, sequela
  • S06.A — Traumatic brain compression and herniation
  • S06.A0 — Traumatic brain compression without herniation
  • S06.A0XA — Traumatic brain compression without herniation, initial encounter
  • S06.A0XD — Traumatic brain compression without herniation, subsequent encounter
  • S06.A1 — Traumatic brain compression with herniation
  • S06.A1XA — Traumatic brain compression with herniation, initial encounter
  • S06.A1XD — Traumatic brain compression with herniation, subsequent encounter

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