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804.55 - Open Fractures Involving Skull Or Face With Other Bones, Without Mention Of Intracranial Injury, With Prolonged [more Than 24 Hours] Loss Of Consciousness, Without Return To Pre-existing Conscious Level


The ICD 9 Code for Open fractures involving skull or face with other bones, without mention of intracranial injury, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness, without return to pre-existing conscious level is listed as 804.55.
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: 804.55
Long Description: Open fractures involving skull or face with other bones, without mention of intracranial injury, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness, without return to pre-existing conscious level
Short Description: Opn skl/oth 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: S02.91XB - Unspecified fracture of skull, initial encounter for open fracture (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 804.55:
804.50 - Open fractures involving skull or face with other bones, without mention of intracranial injury, unspecified state of consciousness
804.51 - Open fractures involving skull or face with other bones, without mention of intracranial injury, with no loss of consciousness
804.52 - Open fractures involving skull or face with other bones, without mention of intracranial injury, with brief [less than one hour] loss of consciousness
804.53 - Open fractures involving skull or face with other bones, without mention of intracranial injury, with moderate [1-24 hours] loss of consciousness
804.54 - Open fractures involving skull or face with other bones, without mention of intracranial injury, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness and return to pre-existing conscious level
804.56 - Open fractures involving skull or face with other bones, without mention of intracranial injury, with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
804.59 - Open fractures involving skull or face with other bones, without mention of intracranial injury, with concussion, unspecified