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S09.90
Non-billable

Unspecified injury of head

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

Inclusion Terms

1 item
  • Head injury NOS

Excludes1

3 items
  • brain injury NOS (S06.9-)
  • head injury NOS with loss of consciousness (S06.9-)
  • intracranial injury NOS (S06.9-)

Coding Guidance

S09.90 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.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

View documentation for traumatic brain injury unspecified
traumatic brain injury unspecified
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Traumatic Brain Injury, Unspecified

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.

Excludes1

2 items

From S00-T88:

Use Additional Code

1 item

From S00-T88:

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

7th Character Notes

4 items

From S09:

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S09
  • A: initial encounter
  • D: subsequent encounter
  • S: sequela
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