S06 Intracranial injury
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The ICD-10-CM code for Intracranial injury is S06 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.
Classification
- Section
- S00-S09: Injuries to the head (S00-S09)
- Category S06
- 246 codes (215 billable)
- FY2026 Status
- Stable since FY2024
Notes
- 7th characters D and S do not apply to codes in category S06 with 6th character 7 - death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness, or 8 - death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness.
Official Coding Guidelines
Sequence blood vessel/nerve injury first (fragment)injury is to the blood vessels or nerves, that injury should be sequenced first.
Do not assign injury codes for iatrogenic injuries; code complication3) Iatrogenic injuries Injury codes from Chapter 19 should not be assigned for injuries that occur during, or as a result of, a medical intervention. Assign the appropriate complication code(s).
Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026
References
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