Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S06.8A

Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified

ICD-10-CM Code:
S06.8A
ICD-10 Code for:
Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
    (S00–T88)
    • Injuries to the head
      (S00-S09)
      • Intracranial injury
        (S06)

S06.8A is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified. 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 Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified

Non-specific codes like S06.8A 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 primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified:

  • S06.8A0 for Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified without loss of consciousness - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A0A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A0D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A0S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S06.8A1 for Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A1A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A1D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A1S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S06.8A2 for Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A2A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A2D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A2S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S06.8A3 for Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A3A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A3D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A3S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S06.8A4 for Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A4A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A4D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A4S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S06.8A5 for Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A5A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A5D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A5S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S06.8A6 for Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A6A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A6D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A6S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S06.8A7 for Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A7A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • S06.8A8 for Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A8A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • S06.8A9 for Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A9A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A9D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8A9S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S06.8AA for Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness status unknown - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8AAA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8AAD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S06.8AAS for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

Coding Guidelines

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from block Intracranial injury (S06). 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.


Code Also

Code Also
A "code also" note instructs that two codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but this note does not provide sequencing direction.
  • , if applicable, focal traumatic brain injury S06.3

Type 2 Excludes

Type 2 Excludes
A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
  • traumatic cerebral edema S06.1

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).

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023