S04.6
Header — not billableInjury of acoustic nerve
The ICD-10 code for injury of acoustic nerve is S04.6.
S04.6 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Injury of auditory nerve
- Injury of 8th cranial nerve
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S04.0Injury of optic nerve and pathwaysnon-billable header
- S04.1Injury of oculomotor nervenon-billable header
- S04.2Injury of trochlear nervenon-billable header
- S04.3Injury of trigeminal nervenon-billable header
- S04.4Injury of abducent nervenon-billable header
- S04.5Injury of facial nervenon-billable header
- S04.7Injury of accessory nervenon-billable header
- S04.8Injury of other cranial nervesnon-billable header
- S04.9Injury of unspecified cranial nerve
- S04.6Injury of acoustic nervenon-billable header