S06.37AS — Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness status unknown, sequela
S06.37AS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness status unknown, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "S" — sequela
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.
- Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum NOS
Risk adjustment
S06.37AS 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.
Medicare coverage
S06.37AS 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 S06.37A. If S06.37AS is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S06.37AS
- Is S06.37AS a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S06.37AS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S06.37AS 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).