S06.9

Non-Billable
ChapterS00–T88
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Unspecified intracranial injury

Use a more specific code (0 billable, 1 non-billable)
Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Brain injury NOS
  • Head injury NOS with loss of consciousness
  • Traumatic brain injury NOS
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • conditions classifiable to S06.0- to S06.8-code to specified intracranial injury
  • head injury NOS (S09.90)
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Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
S00-S09Injuries to the head (S00-S09)
S06Intracranial injury
S06.9Unspecified intracranial injuryNot billable
S06.9XUnspecified intracranial injurySubcodes

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S06.9:

categoryS06
Intracranial injury
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blockS00-S09
Injuries to the head (S00-S09)
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chapterCH19
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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