S04

S04: Injury of cranial nerve

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

S04 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for injury of cranial nerve. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.

This code requires a 7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S04

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

any associated intracranial injury (S06.-)

Code also

Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.

any associated:
open wound of head (S01.-)
skull fracture (S02.-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

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

Other codes that can never be billed with S04

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

H47.6Disorders of visual cortex

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead S04

10 child codes. Green means billable.