ICD-10 diagnosis code

S04.8 Injury of other cranial nerves

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S04.8 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of other cranial nerves. It is a four-character subcategory of S04 (Injury of cranial nerves), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block S00–S09 (Injuries to the head) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What S04.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Glossopharyngeal [9th] nerve
  • Hypoglossal [12th] nerve
  • Olfactory [1st] nerve
  • Vagus [10th] nerve

S04.8 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

NorwayICD-10-NO

S04.8Skade på annen spesifiserte hjernenerve

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS048Læsion af anden hjernenerve

  • DS048ALæsion af nervus olfactorius
  • DS048BLæsion af nervus glossopharyngeus
  • DS048CLæsion af nervus vagus
  • DS048DLæsion af nervus hypoglossus
FinlandICD-10-FI

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S04.80Kieli-kitahermon vamma
  • S04.81Kielen liikehermon vamma
  • S04.88Muun aivohermon vamma
GermanyICD-10-GM

S04.8Verletzung sonstiger Hirnnerven

FranceICD-10-FR

S04.8Lésion traumatique d'autres nerfs crâniens

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S04.8letsel van overige gespecificeerde hersenzenuwen

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S04.811AInjury of olfactory [1st ] nerve, right side, initial encounter
  • S04.811DInjury of olfactory [1st ] nerve, right side, subsequent encounter
  • S04.811SInjury of olfactory [1st ] nerve, right side, sequela
  • S04.812AInjury of olfactory [1st ] nerve, left side, initial encounter
  • S04.812DInjury of olfactory [1st ] nerve, left side, subsequent encounter
  • S04.812SInjury of olfactory [1st ] nerve, left side, sequela
  • S04.819AInjury of olfactory [1st ] nerve, unspecified side, initial encounter
  • S04.819DInjury of olfactory [1st ] nerve, unspecified side, subsequent encounter
  • and 10 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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