Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S06.8A2

Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes

ICD-10-CM Code:
S06.8A2
ICD-10 Code for:
Primary blast injury of brain, NEC LOC of 31-59 min
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)

S06.8A2 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 with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes. 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, NEC LOC of 31-59 min

Non-specific codes like S06.8A2 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, nec loc of 31-59 min:

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

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

  • Use S06.8A2S 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

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