eMedCodes logo

801.52 - Open Fracture Of Base Of Skull Without Mention Of Intracranial Injury, With Brief [less Than One Hour] Loss Of Consciousness


The ICD 9 Code for Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with brief [less than one hour] loss of consciousness is listed as 801.52.
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: 801.52
Long Description: Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with brief [less than one hour] loss of consciousness
Short Description: Opn skl base fx-brf coma
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Fracture Of Skull (800-804)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: S02.10XB - Unspecified fracture of base of skull, initial encounter for open fracture (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 801.52:
801.50 - Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, unspecified state of consciousness
801.51 - Open fracture of base of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with no 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