S06.0X9S Concussion with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration, sequela

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S06.0X9 with 7th character S (sequela).

Applies from S06 Intracranial injury

Includes

• traumatic brain injury

Excludes1 (never code together)

• head injury NOS (S09.90)

Use additional code

• code, if applicable, to identify mild neurocognitive disorders due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)

Code also

• any associated:
• open wound of head (S01.-)
• skull fracture (S02.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S06, except as noted below

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 character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Applies from S06.0 Concussion

Applicable to

• Commotio cerebri

Excludes1 (never code together)

• concussion with other intracranial injuries classified in subcategories S06.1- to S06.6-, and S06.81- to S06.89-, code to specified intracranial injury

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 167 — Major Head Injury
• ESRD V24: HCC 167

Code annotations containing back-references to S06.0X9S

Back-references to S06.0X

• Type 1 Excludes: S06.89 Other specified intracranial injury ("concussion (S06.0X-)")

Back-references to S06.0

• Type 1 Excludes: F07.81 Postconcussional syndrome ("current concussion (brain) (S06.0-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: S06.9 Unspecified intracranial injury ("conditions classifiable to S06.0- to S06.8-code to specified intracranial injury")

Back-references to S06

• Code First: F02 Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere ("traumatic brain injury (S06.-)")
• Code First: F06.7 Mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition ("traumatic brain injury (S06.-)")
• Code First: F48.2 Pseudobulbar affect ("sequelae of traumatic intracranial injury (S06.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: G31.84 Mild cognitive impairment of uncertain or unknown etiology ("cognitive impairment due to intracranial or head injury (S06.-)")
• Code Also: G96.00 Cerebrospinal fluid leak, unspecified ("head injury (S00-S09)")
• Code Also: G96.08 Other cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak ("head injury (S00 - S09)")
• Code Also: G96.09 Other spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak ("head injury (S00 - S09)")
• Type 1 Excludes: I69 Sequelae of cerebrovascular disease ("sequelae of traumatic intracranial injury (S06.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: I69.8 Sequelae of other cerebrovascular diseases ("sequelae of traumatic intracranial injury (S06.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: I69.9 Sequelae of unspecified cerebrovascular diseases ("sequelae of traumatic intracranial injury (S06.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: P52 Intracranial nontraumatic hemorrhage of newborn ("intracranial hemorrhage due to other injury (S06.-)")
• Code First: R40.2 Coma ("intracranial injury (S06.-)")
• Code Also: S01 Open wound of head ("intracranial injury (S06.-)")
• Code Also: S02 Fracture of skull and facial bones ("any associated intracranial injury (S06.-)")
• Code First: S04 Injury of cranial nerve ("any associated intracranial injury (S06.-)")
• Use Additional: S07 Crushing injury of head ("intracranial injuries (S06.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: S09.0 Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified ("injury of cerebral blood vessels (S06.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S06.0X9S

• Concussion (brain) (cerebral) (current)
• Concussion (brain) (cerebral) (current) › with › loss of consciousness › unspecified duration

Nearby codes

• S06.0XAD Concussion with loss of consciousness status unknown, subsequent encounter
• S06.0XAS Concussion with loss of consciousness status unknown, sequela
• S06.0X9 Concussion with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
• S06.0X9A Concussion with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration, initial encounter
• S06.0X9D Concussion with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration, subsequent encounter
• S06.0X9S Concussion with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration, sequela (this code)
• S06.1 Traumatic cerebral edema
• S06.1X Traumatic cerebral edema
• S06.1X0 Traumatic cerebral edema without loss of consciousness
• S06.1X0A Traumatic cerebral edema without loss of consciousness, initial encounter
• S06.1X0D Traumatic cerebral edema without loss of consciousness, subsequent encounter