S06.3
⚠ Non-billable (Header)Focal 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.
📋 Code Instructions
- • code, if applicable, for traumatic brain compression or herniation (S06.A-)
❌ Excludes1
inherited from S06Rules from parent category S06: Intracranial injury
- • head injury NOS (S09.90)
⚠️ Excludes2
directMay be coded together if both conditions coexist
- • any condition classifiable to S06.4-S06.6
- • focal cerebral edema (S06.1)
📋 Code Instructions
from S06- • code, if applicable, to identify mild neurocognitive disorders due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)
Child Codes (9)
S06.30Unspecified focal traumatic brain injuryS06.31Contusion and laceration of right cerebrumS06.32Contusion and laceration of left cerebrumS06.33Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecifiedS06.34Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrumS06.35Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrumS06.36Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecifiedS06.37Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellumS06.38Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem
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CodeS06.3
BillableNo — Header code
ParentS06
CategoryInjury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Excludes11 rule(s)
Excludes22 note(s)
Child codes9
Data Source
CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List
Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)