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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

S06.A1XA

Traumatic brain compression with herniation, initial encounter

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where S06.A1XA sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. S06 Intracranial injury
  2. S06.A Traumatic brain compression and herniation
  3. S06.A1 Parent Traumatic brain compression with herniation
  4. S06.A1XA This code Traumatic brain compression with herniation, initial encounter

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.

Includes

traumatic brain injury

Inherited from S06 — Intracranial injury

Excludes1

head injury NOS ( S09.90 )

Inherited from S06 — Intracranial injury

Code First

the underlying traumatic brain injury, such as:

Inherited from S06.A — Traumatic brain compression and herniation

Code First

diffuse traumatic brain injury ( S06.2- )

Inherited from S06.A — Traumatic brain compression and herniation

Code First

focal traumatic brain injury ( S06.3- )

Inherited from S06.A — Traumatic brain compression and herniation

Code First

traumatic subdural hemorrhage ( S06.5- )

Inherited from S06.A — Traumatic brain compression and herniation

Code First

traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage ( S06.6- )

Inherited from S06.A — Traumatic brain compression and herniation

Use Additional Code

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

Inherited from S06 — Intracranial injury

Code Also

any associated:

Inherited from S06 — Intracranial injury

Code Also

open wound of head ( S01 .-)

Inherited from S06 — Intracranial injury

Code Also

skull fracture ( S02 .-)

Inherited from S06 — Intracranial injury

7th Character

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

Inherited from S06 — Intracranial injury

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from S06 — Intracranial injury

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from S06 — Intracranial injury

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from S06 — Intracranial injury

Version History

How S06.A1XA appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Traumatic brain compression with herniation, initial encounter

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Traumatic brain compression with herniation, initial encounter

Related Codes

Other codes under S06.A1

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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