S06.8A8
Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 12 never code together
S00-S09block
Excludes2
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)T20-T32
- effects of foreign body in ear (T16)T16
- effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)T17.3
- effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)T18.0
- effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)T17.0-T17.1
- effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)T17.2
- effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)T15.-
- frostbite (T33-T34)T33-T34
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)T63.4
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 22
S06code
Notes
- 7th characters D and S do not apply to codes in category S06 with 6th character 7 - death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness, or 8 - death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness.S06
Includes
- traumatic brain injury
Use additional code
- code, if applicable, to identify mild neurocognitive disorders due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)F06.7-
S00-S09block
Includes
- injuries of ear
- injuries of eye
- injuries of face [any part]
- injuries of gum
- injuries of jaw
- injuries of oral cavity
- injuries of palate
- injuries of periocular area
- injuries of scalp
- injuries of temporomandibular joint area
- injuries of tongue
- injuries of tooth
Code also
- for any associated infection
S00-T88chapter
Notes
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 10 same parent — S06.8A
S06.8A0 Primary blast injury of brain, NEC without LOC category S06.8A1 Primary blast injury of brain, NEC LOC of 30 minutes or less category S06.8A2 Primary blast injury of brain, NEC LOC of 31-59 min category S06.8A3 Primary blast injury of brain, NEC LOC of 1-5 hrs 59 min category S06.8A4 Primary blast injury of brain, NEC LOC of 6-24 hrs category S06.8A5 Primary blast inj brain, NEC LOC >24 hr with ret consc lev category S06.8A6 Primary blast inj brain, NEC LOC >24 hr w/o ret consc w surv category S06.8A7 Prim blst inj brn, NEC LOC with death d/t brain inj bf consc category S06.8AA Primary blast injury of brain, NEC LOC status unknown category S06.8A9 Primary blast injury of brain, NEC LOC of unsp duration category
Subordinate codes 1
Medications 1
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Additional references
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