S06.1X8 Traumatic cerebral edema with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness

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The ICD-10-CM code for Traumatic cerebral edema with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness is S06.1X8 (FY2026). It is a billable, claim-ready diagnosis code.

Classification

Section
S00-S09: Injuries to the head (S00-S09)
Category S06
246 codes (215 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024

Official Coding Guidelines

Sequence blood vessel/nerve injury first (fragment)

injury is to the blood vessels or nerves, that injury should be sequenced first.

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.19.b.2
Do not assign injury codes for iatrogenic injuries; code complication

3) 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).

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.19.b.3

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

Related Codes

Parent Code

S06 Intracranial injury

Related Codes in S06

S06 Intracranial injury S06.0 Concussion S06.0X Concussion S06.0X0 Concussion without loss of consciousness S06.0X1 Concussion with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less S06.0X9 Concussion with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration S06.0XA Concussion with loss of consciousness status unknown S06.1 Traumatic cerebral edema S06.1X Traumatic cerebral edema S06.1X0 Traumatic cerebral edema without loss of consciousness S06.1X1 Traumatic cerebral edema with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less S06.1X2 Traumatic cerebral edema with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes S06.1X3 Traumatic cerebral edema with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes S06.1X4 Traumatic cerebral edema with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours S06.1X5 Traumatic cerebral edema with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level S06.1X6 Traumatic cerebral edema with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving S06.1X7 Traumatic cerebral edema with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness S06.1X9 Traumatic cerebral edema with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration S06.1XA Traumatic cerebral edema with loss of consciousness status unknown S06.2 Diffuse traumatic brain injury
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Reviewed by Prajwal Shrestha, CPC, CRC
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) · AAPC Member ID 01997614 · About · Editorial policy · Content last reviewed: 2025-10-01

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