S06.3
Non-Billable

Focal traumatic brain injury

Non-Billable / Non-Specific Code

What is Focal traumatic brain injury?

ICD-10-CM S06.3 is the diagnosis code for Focal traumatic brain injury. This code falls under the section "Injuries to the head" within Chapter 19 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). It is a non-billable/non-specific ICD-10-CM code that should not be used for reimbursement. A more specific sub-code is required for billing. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.

â„šī¸ Excludes2

Coding Guidelines for S06.3

â„šī¸ Type 2 Excludes (Code separately if applicable)

The following conditions are not included in S06.3. If the patient has both, code each condition separately:

  • any condition classifiable to S06.4-S06.6
  • focal cerebral edema (S06.1)

ICD-10-CM Code Hierarchy

Understanding where S06.3 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:

Sub-Codes 9 entries
S06.30Unspecified focal traumatic brain injuryNon-BillableS06.300Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury without loss of consciousnessBillableS06.301Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or lessBillableS06.302Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutesBillableS06.303Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutesBillableS06.304Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hoursBillableS06.305Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious levelBillableS06.306Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient survivingBillableS06.307Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousnessBillableS06.308Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousnessBillableS06.309Unspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of unspecified durationBillableS06.30AUnspecified focal traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness status unknownBillableS06.31Contusion and laceration of right cerebrumNon-BillableS06.310Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum without loss of consciousnessBillableS06.311Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or lessBillableS06.312Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutesBillableS06.313Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutesBillableS06.314Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hoursBillableS06.315Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious levelBillableS06.316Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient survivingBillableS06.317Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousnessBillableS06.318Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousnessBillableS06.319Contusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of unspecified durationBillableS06.31AContusion and laceration of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness status unknownBillableS06.32Contusion and laceration of left cerebrumNon-BillableS06.320Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum without loss of consciousnessBillableS06.321Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or lessBillableS06.322Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutesBillableS06.323Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutesBillableS06.324Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hoursBillableS06.325Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious levelBillableS06.326Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient survivingBillableS06.327Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousnessBillableS06.328Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousnessBillableS06.329Contusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of unspecified durationBillableS06.32AContusion and laceration of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness status unknownBillableS06.33Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecifiedNon-BillableS06.330Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, without loss of consciousnessBillableS06.331Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or lessBillableS06.332Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutesBillableS06.333Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutesBillableS06.334Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hoursBillableS06.335Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious levelBillableS06.336Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient survivingBillableS06.337Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousnessBillableS06.338Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousnessBillableS06.339Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of unspecified durationBillableS06.33AContusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness status unknownBillableS06.34Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrumNon-BillableS06.340Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum without loss of consciousnessBillableS06.341Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or lessBillableS06.342Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutesBillableS06.343Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hours to 5 hours 59 minutesBillableS06.344Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hoursBillableS06.345Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious levelBillableS06.346Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient survivingBillableS06.347Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousnessBillableS06.348Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousnessBillableS06.349Traumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness of unspecified durationBillableS06.34ATraumatic hemorrhage of right cerebrum with loss of consciousness status unknownBillableS06.35Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrumNon-BillableS06.350Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum without loss of consciousnessBillableS06.351Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or lessBillableS06.352Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutesBillableS06.353Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 1 hours to 5 hours 59 minutesBillableS06.354Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hoursBillableS06.355Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious levelBillableS06.356Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient survivingBillableS06.357Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousnessBillableS06.358Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousnessBillableS06.359Traumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness of unspecified durationBillableS06.35ATraumatic hemorrhage of left cerebrum with loss of consciousness status unknownBillableS06.36Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecifiedNon-BillableS06.360Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, without loss of consciousnessBillableS06.361Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or lessBillableS06.362Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutesBillableS06.363Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 1 hours to 5 hours 59 minutesBillableS06.364Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hoursBillableS06.365Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious levelBillableS06.366Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient survivingBillableS06.367Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousnessBillableS06.368Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousnessBillableS06.369Traumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of unspecified durationBillableS06.36ATraumatic hemorrhage of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness status unknownBillableS06.37Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellumNon-BillableS06.370Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum without loss of consciousnessBillableS06.371Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or lessBillableS06.372Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutesBillableS06.373Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutesBillableS06.374Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hoursBillableS06.375Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious levelBillableS06.376Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient survivingBillableS06.377Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousnessBillableS06.378Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousnessBillableS06.379Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness of unspecified durationBillableS06.37AContusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness status unknownBillableS06.38Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstemNon-BillableS06.380Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem without loss of consciousnessBillableS06.381Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or lessBillableS06.382Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutesBillableS06.383Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness of 1 hour to 5 hours 59 minutesBillableS06.384Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness of 6 hours to 24 hoursBillableS06.385Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious levelBillableS06.386Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient survivingBillableS06.387Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousnessBillableS06.388Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousnessBillableS06.389Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness of unspecified durationBillableS06.38AContusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness status unknownBillable
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is S06.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No, S06.3 is a non-billable/non-specific code. You should use a more specific sub-code for billing and reimbursement.

What does S06.3 mean?

S06.3 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Focal traumatic brain injury". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.

What is the parent code of S06.3?

The parent code of S06.3 is S06 ("Intracranial injury"). S06.3 provides a more specific classification within this category.

What section is S06.3 in?

S06.3 is located in Section S00-S09 — "Injuries to the head" within Chapter 19 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.

What are the sub-codes of S06.3?

S06.3 has 9 sub-code(s) that provide more specific detail: S06.30, S06.31, S06.32, S06.33, S06.34 and more.

When should I use S06.3?

Use S06.3 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Focal traumatic brain injury" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.

People Also Ask

What is the ICD-10 code for Focal traumatic brain injury?

The ICD-10-CM code for Focal traumatic brain injury is S06.3.

Can S06.3 be used for primary diagnosis?

No, S06.3 is non-billable. Use a more specific sub-code for primary diagnosis billing.

What chapter is S06.3 in?

S06.3 is in Chapter 19 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.

Is S06.3 valid for 2026?

Yes, S06.3 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.

See Also

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Code Details
S06.3
Focal traumatic brain injury
Non-Billable / Non-Specific Code
19 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
S00-S09 — Injuries to the head
2026 ICD-10-CM