S06.8A1A Primary blast inj brain, NEC LOC of 30 minutes or less, init

Instructional Notes:

S06.8A1A
Description: Primary blast inj brain, NEC LOC of 30 minutes or less, init
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S06.8A1
Description: Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less
Inclusion Term:
- Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with brief loss of consciousness
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S06.8A
Description: Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified
Exclude2:
- traumatic cerebral edema (S06.1)
Code Also: [', if applicable, focal traumatic brain injury (S06.3-)']
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S06.8
Description: Other specified intracranial injuries
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S06
Description: Intracranial injury
Exclude1:
- head injury NOS (S09.90)
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.
Use Additional Code:
- code, if applicable, to identify mild neurocognitive disorders due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)
Include:
- traumatic brain injury
Code Also: ['any associated:', 'open wound of head (S01.-)', 'skull fracture (S02.-)']
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S00-S09
Description: Injuries to the head (S00-S09)
Exclude2:
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- effects of foreign body in ear (T16)
- effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
- effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)
- effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)
- effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
- effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Include:
- 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']
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S00-T88
Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Exclude2:
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
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
Use Additional Code:
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)