2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S04.89
Injury of other cranial nerves
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- S04.89
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Injury of other cranial nerves
- Is Billable?
- Not Valid for Submission
- Code Navigator:
S04.89 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of injury of other cranial nerves. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.
Specific Coding Applicable to Injury of other cranial nerves
Non-specific codes like S04.89 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for injury of other cranial nerves:
S04.891 for Injury of other cranial nerves, right side - NON-BILLABLE CODE
Use S04.891A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE
Use S04.891D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE
Use S04.891S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE
S04.892 for Injury of other cranial nerves, left side - NON-BILLABLE CODE
Use S04.892A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE
Use S04.892D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE
Use S04.892S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE
S04.899 for Injury of other cranial nerves, unspecified side - NON-BILLABLE CODE
Use S04.899A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE
Use S04.899D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE
Use S04.899S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE
Coding Guidelines
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from block Injury of cranial nerve (S04). Use the following options for the aplicable episode of care:
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion TermsThese terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
- Injury of vagus 10th nerve
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).
- - Injury - See Also: specified injury type; - T14.90
- - nerve NEC - T14.8
- - cranial - S04.9
- - specified
- - nerve NEC - S04.89
- - contusion - S04.89
- - laceration - S04.89
- - specified type NEC - S04.89
- - nerve NEC - S04.89
- - specified
- - glossopharyngeal - S04.89
- - specified type NEC - S04.89
- - hypoglossal - S04.89
- - specified type NEC - S04.89
- - vagus - S04.89
- - specified type NEC - S04.89
- - cranial - S04.9
- - nerve NEC - T14.8
Code History
- FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.