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801.15 - Closed Fracture Of Base Of Skull With Cerebral Laceration And Contusion, With Prolonged [more Than 24 Hours] Loss Of Consciousness, Without Return To Pre-existing Conscious Level


The ICD 9 Code for Closed fracture of base of skull with cerebral laceration and contusion, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness, without return to pre-existing conscious level is listed as 801.15.
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: 801.15
Long Description: Closed fracture of base of skull with cerebral laceration and contusion, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness, without return to pre-existing conscious level
Short Description: Cl skl base fx-deep coma
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Fracture Of Skull (800-804)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: Combination:
S02.10XA - Unspecified fracture of base of skull, initial encounter for closed fracture
with
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
OR
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
OR
S06.338A - Contusion and laceration of cerebrum, unspecified, with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness, initial encounter
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 801.15:
801.10 - Closed fracture of base of skull with cerebral laceration and contusion, unspecified state of consciousness
801.11 - Closed fracture of base of skull with cerebral laceration and contusion, with no loss of consciousness
801.12 - Closed fracture of base of skull with cerebral laceration and contusion, with brief [less than one hour] loss of consciousness
801.13 - Closed fracture of base of skull with cerebral laceration and contusion, with moderate [1-24 hours] loss of consciousness
801.14 - Closed fracture of base of skull with cerebral laceration and contusion, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness and return to pre-existing conscious level
801.16 - Closed fracture of base of skull with cerebral laceration and contusion, with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
801.19 - Closed fracture of base of skull with cerebral laceration and contusion, with concussion, unspecified