S06.8A

Non-Billable

ChapterS00–T88

Ranksubcategory

Official Description

Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

Instructional Notes

Excludes2(Not included here)

traumatic cerebral edema (S06.1)

Code Also

, if applicable, focal traumatic brain injury (S06.3-)

General instructions are available for the parent sections:

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Clinical Hierarchy

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

S00-S09Injuries to the head (S00-S09)

S06Intracranial injury

S06.8Other specified intracranial injuries

S06.8APrimary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified

S06.8A0Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified without loss of consciousness

S06.8A1Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less

S06.8A2Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes

S06.8A3Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes

S06.8A4Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours

S06.8A5Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level

S06.8A6Primary 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

S06.8A7Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness

S06.8A8Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness

S06.8A9Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration

S06.8AAPrimary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness status unknown

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S06.8A:

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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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to S06.8A. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

1 raw paths

Injury1 unique routes

blast (air) (hydraulic) (immersion) (underwater) NEC

brain

primary, specified NEC→S06.8A

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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