851.20 - Cortex (cerebral) Laceration Without Mention Of Open Intracranial Wound, Unspecified State Of Consciousness
The ICD 9 Code for
Cortex (cerebral) laceration without mention of open intracranial wound, unspecified state of consciousness is listed as
851.20. 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: |
851.20 |
| Long Description: |
Cortex (cerebral) laceration without mention of open intracranial wound, unspecified state of consciousness |
| Short Description: |
Cerebral cortex lacerat |
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| Chapter: |
Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: |
Intracranial Injury, Excluding Those With Skull Fracture (850-854) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): |
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| ICD-10-CM Code: |
S06.330A - Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, without loss of consciousness, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 851.20: |
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| 851.21 - Cortex (cerebral) laceration without mention of open intracranial wound, with no loss of consciousness |
| 851.22 - Cortex (cerebral) laceration without mention of open intracranial wound, with brief [less than one hour] loss of consciousness |
| 851.23 - Cortex (cerebral) laceration without mention of open intracranial wound, with moderate [1-24 hours] loss of consciousness |
| 851.24 - Cortex (cerebral) laceration without mention of open intracranial wound, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness and return to pre-existing conscious level |
| 851.25 - Cortex (cerebral) laceration without mention of open intracranial wound, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness without return to pre-existing conscious level |
| 851.26 - Cortex (cerebral) laceration without mention of open intracranial wound, with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration |
| 851.29 - Cortex (cerebral) laceration without mention of open intracranial wound, with concussion, unspecified |
