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S06.2

⚠ Non-billable (Header)

Diffuse traumatic brain injury

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

⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.

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Also Known As

Diffuse axonal brain injury

📋 Code Instructions

  • • code, if applicable, for traumatic brain compression or herniation (S06.A-)

❌ Excludes1

direct

Cannot be coded with S06.2

  • • traumatic diffuse cerebral edema (S06.1X-)

❌ Excludes1

inherited from S06

Rules from parent category S06: Intracranial injury

  • • head injury NOS (S09.90)

📋 Code Instructions

from S06
  • • code, if applicable, to identify mild neurocognitive disorders due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)

Child Codes (1)

S06.2XDiffuse traumatic brain injury

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Code Information

CodeS06.2
BillableNo — Header code
ParentS06
CategoryInjury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Excludes12 rule(s)
Excludes20 note(s)
Child codes1

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CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)