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851.62 - Cerebellar Or Brain Stem Laceration Without Mention Of Open Intracranial Wound, With Brief [less Than 1 Hour] Loss Of Consciousness


The ICD 9 Code for Cerebellar or brain stem laceration without mention of open intracranial wound, with brief [less than 1 hour] loss of consciousness is listed as 851.62.
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: 851.62
Long Description: Cerebellar or brain stem laceration without mention of open intracranial wound, with brief [less than 1 hour] loss of consciousness
Short Description: Cerebel lacer-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: S06.371A - Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S06.372A - Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S06.381A - Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or less, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S06.382A - Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness of 31 minutes to 59 minutes, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 851.62:
851.60 - Cerebellar or brain stem laceration without mention of open intracranial wound, unspecified state of consciousness
851.61 - Cerebellar or brain stem laceration without mention of open intracranial wound, with no loss of consciousness
851.63 - Cerebellar or brain stem laceration without mention of open intracranial wound, with moderate [1-24 hours] loss of consciousness
851.64 - Cerebellar or brain stem laceration without mention of open intracranial wound, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness and return to pre-existing conscious level
851.65 - Cerebellar or brain stem laceration without mention of open intracranial wound, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness without return to pre-existing conscious level
851.66 - Cerebellar or brain stem laceration without mention of open intracranial wound, with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
851.69 - Cerebellar or brain stem laceration without mention of open intracranial wound, with concussion, unspecified