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851.02 - Cortex (cerebral) Contusion Without Mention Of Open Intracranial Wound, With Brief [less Than One Hour] Loss Of Consciousness


The ICD 9 Code for Cortex (cerebral) contusion without mention of open intracranial wound, with brief [less than one hour] loss of consciousness is listed as 851.02.
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: 851.02
Long Description: Cortex (cerebral) contusion without mention of open intracranial wound, with brief [less than one hour] loss of consciousness
Short Description: Cortex contus-brief coma
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Intracranial Injury, Excluding Those With Skull Fracture (850-854)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: S06.331A - Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 851.02:
851.00 - Cortex (cerebral) contusion without mention of open intracranial wound, unspecified state of consciousness
851.01 - Cortex (cerebral) contusion without mention of open intracranial wound, with no loss of consciousness
851.03 - Cortex (cerebral) contusion without mention of open intracranial wound, with moderate [1-24 hours] loss of consciousness
851.04 - Cortex (cerebral) contusion without mention of open intracranial wound, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness and return to pre-existing conscious level
851.05 - Cortex (cerebral) contusion without mention of open intracranial wound, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness without return to pre-existing conscious level
851.06 - Cortex (cerebral) contusion without mention of open intracranial wound, with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
851.09 - Cortex (cerebral) contusion without mention of open intracranial wound, with concussion, unspecified