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801.50 - Open Fracture Of Base Of Skull Without Mention Of Intracranial Injury, Unspecified State Of Consciousness


The ICD 9 Code for Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, unspecified state of consciousness is listed as 801.50.
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: 801.50
Long Description: Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, unspecified state of consciousness
Short Description: Open skull base fracture
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Fracture Of Skull (800-804)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: S02.10XB - Unspecified fracture of base of skull, initial encounter for open fracture (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 801.50:
801.51 - Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with no loss of consciousness
801.52 - Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with brief [less than one hour] loss of consciousness
801.53 - Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with moderate [1-24 hours] loss of consciousness
801.54 - Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness and return to pre-existing conscious level
801.55 - Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness, without return to pre-existing conscious level
801.56 - Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
801.59 - Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with concussion, unspecified