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
The ICD 9 Code for
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 is listed as
851.24. 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: |
851.24 |
| Long Description: |
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 |
| Short Description: |
Cortex lacerat-prol coma |
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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: |
S06.335A - Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 851.24: |
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| 851.20 - Cortex (cerebral) laceration without mention of open intracranial wound, unspecified state of consciousness |
| 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 |
| 851.25 - 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 |
