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800.53 - Open Fracture Of Vault Of Skull Without Mention Of Intracranial Injury, With Moderate [1-24 Hours] Loss Of Consciousness


The ICD 9 Code for Open fracture of vault of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with moderate [1-24 hours] loss of consciousness is listed as 800.53.
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: 800.53
Long Description: Open fracture of vault of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with moderate [1-24 hours] loss of consciousness
Short Description: Opn skul vlt fx-mod coma
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Fracture Of Skull (800-804)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: S02.0XXB - Fracture of vault of skull, initial encounter for open fracture (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 800.53:
800.50 - Open fracture of vault of skull without mention of intracranial injury, unspecified state of consciousness
800.51 - Open fracture of vault of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with no loss of consciousness
800.52 - Open fracture of vault of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with brief [less than one hour] loss of consciousness
800.54 - Open fracture of vault of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness and return to pre-existing conscious level
800.55 - Open fracture of vault of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness, without return to pre-existing conscious level
800.56 - Open fracture of vault of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
800.59 - Open fracture of vault of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with concussion, unspecified