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S06.2 Diffuse brain injury

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S06.2 is the ICD-10 code for Diffuse brain injury. It is a four-character subcategory of S06 (Intracranial injury), 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 S06.2 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Cerebral:
    • contusion NOS
    • laceration NOS
  • Traumatic compression of brain NOS

S06.2 in national editions

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

SwedenICD-10-SE

S06.2Diffus hjärnskada

  • S06.20Diffus hjärnskada - utan öppet intrakraniellt sår
  • S06.21Diffus hjärnskada - med öppet intrakraniellt sår
NorwayICD-10-NO

S06.2Diffus hjerneskade

  • S06.20Diffus hjerneskade uten åpen intrakraniell skade
  • S06.21Diffus hjerneskade med åpen intrakraniell skade
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS062Diffus traumatisk hjernelæsion

  • DS062AKnusningslæsion af hjernen UNS
  • DS062BHjernekontusion UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

S06.2Diffuusi aivovamma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S06.2Diffuse Hirnverletzung

  • S06.20Diffuse Hirn- und Kleinhirnverletzung, nicht näher bezeichnet
  • S06.21Diffuse Hirnkontusionen
  • S06.22Diffuse Kleinhirnkontusionen
  • S06.23Multiple intrazerebrale und zerebellare Hämatome
  • S06.28Sonstige diffuse Hirn- und Kleinhirnverletzungen
FranceICD-10-FR

S06.2Lésion traumatique cérébrale diffuse

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S06.2diffuus hersenletsel

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S06.2X0ADiffuse traumatic brain injury without loss of consciousness, initial encounter
  • S06.2X0DDiffuse traumatic brain injury without loss of consciousness, subsequent encounter
  • S06.2X0SDiffuse traumatic brain injury without loss of consciousness, sequela
  • S06.2X1ADiffuse traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less, initial encounter
  • S06.2X1DDiffuse traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less, subsequent encounter
  • S06.2X1SDiffuse traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less, sequela
  • S06.2X2ADiffuse traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes, initial encounter
  • S06.2X2DDiffuse traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes, subsequent encounter
  • and 21 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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