Prim blst inj brn, NEC LOC w dth d/t brn inj bf consc, init

Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness, initial encounter

📋Clinical Description

This code signifies a severe traumatic brain injury resulting from a primary blast event, where the patient experienced loss of consciousness of any duration and subsequently died due to the brain injury before regaining consciousness. It specifically excludes other defined types of blast brain injury.

🎯When to Use

Apply this code when documentation clearly indicates a primary blast mechanism causing brain injury, immediate loss of consciousness, and the patient's death directly attributed to the brain injury occurred before they woke up. This is for the initial encounter of care for this specific injury.

💡Coding Tips

Ensure documentation explicitly states "primary blast injury" and "death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness."
Do not use if the patient regained consciousness, even briefly, before death.
This code is for the initial encounter only; subsequent encounters would use a different seventh character.

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Code Hierarchy

▲S06.8A7Prim blst inj brn, NEC LOC with death d/t brain inj bf consc

S06.8A7A(current)

Same Category

S06Intracranial injury S06.0Concussion S06.0XConcussion S06.0X0Concussion without loss of consciousness S06.0X0AConcussion without loss of consciousness, initial encounter S06.0X0DConcussion without loss of consciousness, subs encntr