801.59 - Open Fracture Of Base Of Skull Without Mention Of Intracranial Injury, With Concussion, Unspecified
The ICD 9 Code for
Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with concussion, unspecified is listed as
801.59. Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field |
Value |
| Diagnosis Code: |
801.59 |
| Long Description: |
Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with concussion, unspecified |
| Short Description: |
Opn skul base fx-concuss |
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| Chapter: |
Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: |
Fracture Of Skull (800-804) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): |
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| ICD-10-CM Code: |
S02.10XB - Unspecified fracture of base of skull, initial encounter for open fracture (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 801.59: |
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| 801.50 - Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, unspecified state of consciousness |
| 801.51 - Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with no loss of consciousness |
| 801.52 - Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with brief [less than one hour] loss of consciousness |
| 801.53 - Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with moderate [1-24 hours] loss of consciousness |
| 801.54 - Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness and return to pre-existing conscious level |
| 801.55 - Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness, without return to pre-existing conscious level |
| 801.56 - Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration |
