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800.56 - Open Fracture Of Vault Of Skull Without Mention Of Intracranial Injury, With Loss Of Consciousness Of Unspecified Duration


The ICD 9 Code for Open fracture of vault of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration is listed as 800.56.
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: 800.56
Long Description: Open fracture of vault of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
Short Description: Opn skul vlt fx-coma NOS
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 800.56:
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
800.53 - Open fracture of vault of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with moderate [1-24 hours] 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
800.59 - Open fracture of vault of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with concussion, unspecified