HCC 397: Major Head Injury with Loss of Consciousness > 1 Hour ICD-10-CM
CMS-HCC Category 397 (Major Head Injury with Loss of Consciousness > 1 Hour) is a payment HCC in the V28 Medicare Advantage risk adjustment model. For payment year 2026 it adds a risk adjustment factor between 0.052 and 0.349 to a beneficiary's RAF score depending on the payment segment (0.199 for a community, non-dual, aged enrollee). 76 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes map to HCC 397. It sits at the top of its hierarchy: no other condition category supersedes it.
RAF Weight by Payment Segment 7 segments
| Payment Segment | Relative Factor |
|---|---|
| Community, non-dual, aged | 0.199 |
| Community, partial-benefit dual, aged | 0.128 |
| Community, full-benefit dual, aged | 0.349 |
| Community, non-dual, disabled | 0.150 |
| Community, partial-benefit dual, disabled | 0.052 |
| Community, full-benefit dual, disabled | 0.190 |
| Institutional | 0.085 |
A beneficiary is scored in exactly one segment, set by Medicaid (dual) status, aged or disabled entitlement, and residence. Factors are relative weights, not dollar amounts; new-enrollee segments score on demographics only. HCC 397 in turn supersedes HCC 202 (Coma, Brain Compression/Anoxic Damage), HCC 398 (Major Head Injury with Loss of Consciousness < 1 Hour or Unspecified), and HCC 399 (Major Head Injury without Loss of Consciousness).
ICD-10-CM Codes That Map to HCC 397 76 codes
- S06.1X3A Traumatic cerebral edema with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.1X4A Traumatic cerebral edema with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.1X5A Traumatic cerebral edema with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.1X6A Traumatic cerebral edema with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.2X3A Diffuse traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.2X4A Diffuse traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.2X5A Diffuse traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious levels, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.2X6A Diffuse traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.303A Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.304A Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.305A Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.306A Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.313A Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.314A Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.315A Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.316A Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.323A Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.324A Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.325A Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.326A Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.333A Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.334A Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.335A Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.336A Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.343A Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hours to 5 hours 59 minutes, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.344A Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.345A Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.346A Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.353A Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hours to 5 hours 59 minutes, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.354A Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.355A Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.356A Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.363A Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 1 hours to 5 hours 59 minutes, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.364A Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.365A Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.366A Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.373A Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.374A Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.375A Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.376A Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.383A Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.384A Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.385A Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.386A Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.4X3A Epidural hemorrhage with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.4X4A Epidural hemorrhage with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.4X5A Epidural hemorrhage with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.4X6A Epidural hemorrhage with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.5X3A Traumatic subdural hemorrhage with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.5X4A Traumatic subdural hemorrhage with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.5X5A Traumatic subdural hemorrhage with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.5X6A Traumatic subdural hemorrhage with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.6X3A Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.6X4A Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.6X5A Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.6X6A Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.813A Injury of right internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.814A Injury of right internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.815A Injury of right internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.816A Injury of right internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.823A Injury of left internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.824A Injury of left internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.825A Injury of left internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.826A Injury of left internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.893A Other specified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.894A Other specified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.895A Other specified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.896A Other specified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.8A3A Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.8A4A Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.8A5A Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.8A6A 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, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.9X3A Unspecified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.9X4A Unspecified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.9X5A Unspecified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
- S06.9X6A Unspecified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter from V24 HCC 166
Every code above carries the full HCC 397 weight when documented and reported on a Medicare Advantage encounter. The code link opens its full page with the complete risk adjustment card.
Questions About HCC 397
What is HCC 397 in the CMS-HCC model?
HCC 397 is CMS-HCC Category 397 (Major Head Injury with Loss of Consciousness > 1 Hour) in the V28 risk adjustment model. It covers 76 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes that raise a Medicare Advantage beneficiary's risk score when documented.
What is the RAF weight for HCC 397?
For payment year 2026, HCC 397 adds 0.199 to the RAF score of a community, non-dual, aged beneficiary. The published weights range from 0.052 to 0.349 across the seven payment segments shown above.
Related References
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Payment Year 2026 risk adjustment mapping and model software releases (CMS-HCC V28), applied to the FY 2026 ICD-10-CM code set. ICD List is not affiliated with CMS.
