S06.2X
Header — not billableDiffuse traumatic brain injury
The ICD-10 code for diffuse traumatic brain injury is S06.2X.
S06.2X is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 11 more specific codes below.
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.
Child codes under S06.2X
- S06.2X0Diffuse traumatic brain injury without loss of consciousness
- S06.2X1Diffuse traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less
- S06.2X2Diffuse traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes
- S06.2X3Diffuse traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes
- S06.2X4Diffuse traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours
- S06.2X5Diffuse traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious levels
- S06.2X6Diffuse traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving
- S06.2X7Diffuse traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.2X8Diffuse traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.2X9Diffuse traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
- S06.2XADiffuse traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness status unknown