Is S06.891 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. S06.891 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does S06.891 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).

S06.891

S06.891 — Other specified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

S06.891 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified intracranial injury 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.

Other specified intracranial injury with brief loss of consciousness

Risk adjustment

S06.891 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.

Code to one of these instead S06.891

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share S06.89. If S06.891 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S06.891

Is S06.891 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. S06.891 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does S06.891 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).