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851.85 - Other And Unspecified Cerebral Laceration And Contusion, Without Mention Of Open Intracranial Wound, With Prolonged [more Than 24 Hours] Loss Of Consciousness Without Return To Pre-existing Conscious Level


The ICD 9 Code for Other and unspecified cerebral laceration and contusion, without mention of open intracranial wound, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness without return to pre-existing conscious level is listed as 851.85.
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: 851.85
Long Description: Other and unspecified cerebral laceration and contusion, without mention of open intracranial wound, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness without return to pre-existing conscious level
Short Description: Brain lac NEC-deep 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: S06.336A - Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S06.337A - Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 851.85:
851.80 - Other and unspecified cerebral laceration and contusion, without mention of open intracranial wound, unspecified state of consciousness
851.81 - Other and unspecified cerebral laceration and contusion, without mention of open intracranial wound, with no loss of consciousness
851.82 - Other and unspecified cerebral laceration and contusion, without mention of open intracranial wound, with brief [less than one hour] loss of consciousness
851.83 - Other and unspecified cerebral laceration and contusion, without mention of open intracranial wound, with moderate [1-24 hours] loss of consciousness
851.84 - Other and unspecified cerebral laceration and contusion, without mention of open intracranial wound, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness and return to pre- existing conscious level
851.86 - Other and unspecified cerebral laceration and contusion, without mention of open intracranial wound, with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
851.89 - Other and unspecified cerebral laceration and contusion, without mention of open intracranial wound, with concussion, unspecified