S06.35AA — Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness status unknown, initial encounter
S06.35AA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness status unknown, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter
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.
- Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum NOS
Risk adjustment
S06.35AA risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 399 Major Head Injury without Loss of Consciousness0.199 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Medicare coverage
S06.35AA is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies — 13 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
- A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy
- A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy
- A56537Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S06.35A. If S06.35AA is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S06.35AA
- Is S06.35AA a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S06.35AA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S06.35AA 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).