Coding and coverage · ICD-10-CM
S06.1 Traumatic cerebral edema
This code needs a 7th character (use X as a placeholder for missing characters).
Codes under this one
- S06.1X Traumatic cerebral edemaHeader
Instructional notes
Chapter 19
Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
Use additional codeAdd a second code for the full picture.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Notes
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Section S00-S09
Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- effects of foreign body in ear (T16)
- effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
- effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)
- effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)
- effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
- effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Code also
- for any associated infection
Includes
- injuries of ear
- injuries of eye
- injuries of face [any part]
- injuries of gum
- injuries of jaw
- injuries of oral cavity
- injuries of palate
- injuries of periocular area
- injuries of scalp
- injuries of temporomandibular joint area
- injuries of tongue
- injuries of tooth
S06
Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.
- head injury NOS (S09.90)
Use additional codeAdd a second code for the full picture.
- code, if applicable, to identify mild neurocognitive disorders due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)
Includes
- traumatic brain injury
Notes
- 7th characters D and S do not apply to codes in category S06 with 6th character 7 - death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness, or 8 - death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness.
7th charactersThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S06, except as noted below
- A initial encounter
- D subsequent encounter
- S sequela
This code
Inclusion terms
- Diffuse traumatic cerebral edema
- Focal traumatic cerebral edema
Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes · S00-S09 Injuries to the head (S00-S09)
Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.
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