ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
S06.3Focal traumatic brain injury
Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character
S06.3 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 9 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About S06.3
S06.3 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for focal traumatic brain injury. It belongs to category S06 (intracranial injury), block S00-S09 (injuries to the head) and chapter 19 (injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 9 subcodes must be used instead.
Within S06 (intracranial injury), S06.3 is specifically for focal traumatic brain injury. Related codes cover concussion (S06.0), traumatic cerebral edema (S06.1), diffuse traumatic brain injury (S06.2), epidural hemorrhage (S06.4), traumatic subdural hemorrhage (S06.5), traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (S06.6), other specified intracranial injuries (S06.8), unspecified intracranial injury (S06.9) and 1 more.
Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.
The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of S06.3, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: any condition classifiable to S06.4-S06.6 and focal cerebral edema (S06.1).
Use an additional code, if applicable, for traumatic brain compression or herniation (S06.A-). Use an additional code, if applicable, to identify mild neurocognitive disorders due to known physiological condition (F06.7-).
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S06, except as noted below
- S06.30Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury
- S06.300Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury without loss of consciousness
- S06.301Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less
- S06.302Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes
- S06.303Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes
- S06.304Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours
- S06.305Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level
- S06.306Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving
- S06.307Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.308Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.309Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
- S06.30AUnspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness status unknown
- S06.31Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum
- S06.310Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum without loss of consciousness
- S06.311Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less
- S06.312Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes
- S06.313Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes
- S06.314Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours
- S06.315Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level
- S06.316Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving
- S06.317Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.318Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.319Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
- S06.31AContusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness status unknown
- S06.32Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum
- S06.320Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum without loss of consciousness
- S06.321Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less
- S06.322Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes
- S06.323Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes
- S06.324Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours
- S06.325Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level
- S06.326Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving
- S06.327Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.328Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.329Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
- S06.32AContusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness status unknown
- S06.33Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified
- S06.330Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, without loss of consciousness
- S06.331Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less
- S06.332Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes
- S06.333Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes
- S06.334Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours
- S06.335Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level
- S06.336Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving
- S06.337Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.338Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.339Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
- S06.33AContusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness status unknown
- S06.34Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum
- S06.340Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum without loss of consciousness
- S06.341Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less
- S06.342Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes
- S06.343Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hours to 5 hours 59 minutes
- S06.344Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours
- S06.345Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level
- S06.346Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving
- S06.347Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.348Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.349Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
- S06.34ATraumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness status unknown
- S06.35Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum
- S06.350Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum without loss of consciousness
- S06.351Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less
- S06.352Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes
- S06.353Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hours to 5 hours 59 minutes
- S06.354Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours
- S06.355Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level
- S06.356Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving
- S06.357Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.358Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.359Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
- S06.35ATraumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness status unknown
- S06.36Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified
- S06.360Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, without loss of consciousness
- S06.361Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less
- S06.362Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes
- S06.363Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 1 hours to 5 hours 59 minutes
- S06.364Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours
- S06.365Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level
- S06.366Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving
- S06.367Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.368Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.369Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
- S06.36ATraumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness status unknown
- S06.37Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum
- S06.370Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum without loss of consciousness
- S06.371Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less
- S06.372Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes
- S06.373Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes
- S06.374Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours
- S06.375Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level
- S06.376Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving
- S06.377Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.378Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.379Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
- S06.37AContusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness status unknown
- S06.38Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem
- S06.380Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem without loss of consciousness
- S06.381Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less
- S06.382Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes
- S06.383Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutes
- S06.384Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hours
- S06.385Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level
- S06.386Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving
- S06.387Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.388Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness
- S06.389Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
- S06.38AContusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness status unknown
- Ainitial encounter
- Dsubsequent encounter
- Ssequela
Coding notes
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S06.3.
› From S06 Intracranial injury
Note
- 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.
Includes
- traumatic brain injury
Excludes1
- head injury NOS (S09.90)
Use additional code
- code, if applicable, to identify mild neurocognitive disorders due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)
Broader instructions also apply from S00-S09 Injuries to the head and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Codes whose notes reference S06.3
Code history
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
- 2026
- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about S06.3
Is S06.3 billable?
- No. S06.3 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.