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S06

Non-billable

Intracranial injury

S06 is the ICD-10-CM code for Intracranial injury. It is a non-billable category code — use a more specific child code such as S06.0 for billing.

Status
Header (non-billable)
Chapter
S00-T88
Subcodes
10
Edition
FY2026

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Includes

  • •traumatic brain injury

Excludes1 — not coded here

Use additional code

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

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.
  • •any associated:
  • •open wound of head (S01.-)
  • •skull fracture (S02.-)

Frequently asked questions

What is ICD-10 code S06?
S06 is the ICD-10-CM code for "Intracranial injury". It falls under S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Is S06 a billable code?
No — S06 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code (such as S06.0) for billing.
What are the subcodes of S06?
S06 has 10 more specific child codes, including S06.0, S06.1, S06.2.
What is excluded from S06?
Excludes1 (not coded here): head injury NOS (S09.90).

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM FY2026. For informational purposes only — not medical advice. See our medical disclaimer.

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