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S06.362A

S06.362A: Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes, initial encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

S06.362A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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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

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S06.362A

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on S06: Intracranial injury

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S06.362A

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on S06.3: Focal traumatic brain injury

Other codes that can never be billed with S06.362A

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

  • G31.84Mild cognitive impairment of uncertain or unknown etiology
  • I69Sequelae of cerebrovascular disease
  • I69.8Sequelae of other cerebrovascular diseases
  • I69.9Sequelae of unspecified cerebrovascular diseases
  • P52Intracranial nontraumatic hemorrhage of newborn
  • S09.0Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified
  • S09.0XXAInjury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter
  • S09.0XXDInjury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter

Risk adjustment

S06.362A risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

  • HCC 398 Major Head Injury with Loss of Consciousness < 1 Hour or Unspecified0.199 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. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.

Medicare coverage

S06.362A is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56537Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)
  • A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
  • A56631Billing and Coding: Thoracic Aortography and Carotid, Vertebral, and Subclavian Angiography
  • A56937Billing and Coding: Psychiatry and Psychology Services

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under S06.362

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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