S04.9
Non-billable

Injury of unspecified cranial nerve

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Coding Guidance

S04.9 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Parent Codes Referenced:

S00-T88(Chapter 19)S04(Injury of cranial nerve)

Inclusion Terms

1 item

From S04:

•
The selection of side should be based on the side of the body being affected

Excludes1

2 items

From S00-T88:

•
birth trauma (P10-P15)
•
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Code First

1 item

From S04:

•
any associated intracranial injury (S06.-)

Use Additional Code

1 item

From S00-T88:

•
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

7th Character Notes

4 items

From S04:

•
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S04
•
A: initial encounter
•
D: subsequent encounter
•
S: sequela

S04.9
Non-billable

Injury of unspecified cranial nerve

Coding Guidance

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Inclusion Terms

From S04:

Excludes1

From S00-T88:

Code First

From S04:

Use Additional Code

From S00-T88:

7th Character Notes

From S04:

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S04.9Non-billable

Injury of unspecified cranial nerve

Coding Guidance

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Inclusion Terms

From S04:

Excludes1

From S00-T88:

Code First

From S04:

Use Additional Code

From S00-T88:

7th Character Notes

From S04:

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S04.9
Non-billable

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