Contus/lac cereb, w LOC w death d/t brain inj bf consc, init

Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness, initial encounter

📋Clinical Description

This code signifies a severe traumatic brain injury involving both bruising and tearing of the cerebrum, resulting in any duration of unconsciousness. Crucially, the patient's death is directly attributed to this brain injury before they regain consciousness.

🎯When to Use

Apply this code when a patient sustains a cerebral contusion and laceration from trauma, experiences loss of consciousness, and succumbs to the brain injury before awakening. Documentation must clearly state the cause of death as the brain injury and confirm the patient never regained consciousness.

💡Coding Tips

Ensure the documentation explicitly links death to the brain injury and confirms no return to consciousness.
This code is for the initial encounter; subsequent encounters for related care (e.g., organ donation) would use different seventh characters.
Distinguish from codes where death occurs after regaining consciousness or is due to other complications.

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Code Hierarchy

▲S06.337Contus/lac cereb, w LOC w death due to brain injury bf consc

S06.337A(current)

Crosswalks

803.151-to-manyICD-9 804.651-to-manyICD-9 800.151-to-manyICD-9 801.151-to-manyICD-9 800.651-to-manyICD-9 851.951-to-manyICD-9