S06.0X1 — Concussion with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less
S06.0X1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for concussion with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less. 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 S06, except as noted below
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Concussion with brief loss of consciousness
Risk adjustment
S06.0X1 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
How S06.0X1 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to S06.0X1.
- Concussion›with›loss of consciousness›30 minutes or less
- Concussion›with›loss of consciousness›brief
Code to one of these instead S06.0X1
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S06.0X. If S06.0X1 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S06.0X1
- Is S06.0X1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S06.0X1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S06.0X1 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the head (S00-S09).