S06.81
Header — not billableInjury of right internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classified
The ICD-10 code for injury of right internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classified is S06.81.
S06.81 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 S06.81
- S06.810Injury of right internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classified without loss of consciousness
- S06.811Injury of right internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less
- S06.812Injury of right internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes
- S06.813Injury of right internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes
- S06.814Injury of right internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours
- S06.815Injury of right internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level
- S06.816Injury of right internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving
- S06.817Injury of right internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.818Injury of right internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.819Injury of right internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
- S06.81AInjury of right internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness status unknown
Related codes in this category
- S06.82Injury of left internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- S06.89Other specified intracranial injurynon-billable header
- S06.8APrimary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- S06.81Injury of right internal carotid artery, intracranial portion, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header