S06.897 — Other specified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness

Not billable

Is S06.897 billable?

No — S06.897 is a non-billable header code. S06.897 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 1 billable codes beneath S06.897.

Billable codes under this header

S06.897AOther specified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness, initial encounter

S06.897 at a glance

Code	S06.897
Description	Other specified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is S06.897 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under S06.89, the nearest indexed parent of S06.897. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.

Injury › intracranial › specified NEC

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from S06

The conditions below can never be reported together with S06.897 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

head injury NOS (S09.90)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from S06.89

The conditions below can never be reported together with S06.897 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

concussion (S06.0X-)

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside S06.897 to fully describe the condition. S06.897 is sequenced first.

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Use additional code — inherited from S06

Report an additional code alongside S06.897 to fully describe the condition. S06.897 is sequenced first.

code, if applicable, to identify mild neurocognitive disorders due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19

The conditions below are not part of S06.897, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S06.897 and the excluded code may both be reported.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S00-S09

The conditions below are not part of S06.897, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S06.897 and the excluded code may both be reported.

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
effects of foreign body in ear (T16)
effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)
effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)
effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)
frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Code also — inherited from S00-S09

Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether S06.897 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.

for any associated infection

Code also — inherited from S06