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S04.039S

Injury of optic tract and pathways, unspecified side, sequela

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where S04.039S sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. S04 Injury of cranial nerve
  2. S04.0 Injury of optic nerve and pathways
  3. S04.03 Injury of optic tract and pathways
  4. S04.039 Parent Injury of optic tract and pathways, unspecified side
  5. S04.039S This code Injury of optic tract and pathways, unspecified side, sequela

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Code First

any associated intracranial injury ( S06 .-)

Inherited from S04 — Injury of cranial nerve

Use Additional Code

code to identify any visual field defect or blindness ( H53.4- , H54 .-)

Inherited from S04.0 — Injury of optic nerve and pathways

Code Also

any associated:

Inherited from S04 — Injury of cranial nerve

Code Also

open wound of head ( S01 .-)

Inherited from S04 — Injury of cranial nerve

Code Also

skull fracture ( S02 .-)

Inherited from S04 — Injury of cranial nerve

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S04

Inherited from S04 — Injury of cranial nerve

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from S04 — Injury of cranial nerve

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from S04 — Injury of cranial nerve

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from S04 — Injury of cranial nerve

Version History

How S04.039S appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Injury of optic tract and pathways, unspecified side, sequela

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Injury of optic tract and pathways, unspecified side, sequela

Related Codes

Other codes under S04.039

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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