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851.15 - Cortex (cerebral) Contusion With Open Intracranial Wound, With Prolonged [more Than 24 Hours] Loss Of Consciousness Without Return To Pre-existing Conscious Level


The ICD 9 Code for Cortex (cerebral) contusion with open intracranial wound, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness without return to pre-existing conscious level is listed as 851.15.
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: 851.15
Long Description: Cortex (cerebral) contusion with open intracranial wound, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness without return to pre-existing conscious level
Short Description: Opn cort contu-deep coma
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Intracranial Injury, Excluding Those With Skull Fracture (850-854)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: Combination:
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
with
S01.90XA - Unspecified open wound of unspecified part of head, initial encounter
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 851.15:
851.10 - Cortex (cerebral) contusion with open intracranial wound, unspecified state of consciousness
851.11 - Cortex (cerebral) contusion with open intracranial wound, with no loss of consciousness
851.12 - Cortex (cerebral) contusion with open intracranial wound, with brief [less than one hour] loss of consciousness
851.13 - Cortex (cerebral) contusion with open intracranial wound, with moderate [1-24 hours] loss of consciousness
851.14 - Cortex (cerebral) contusion with open intracranial wound, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness and return to pre-existing conscious level
851.16 - Cortex (cerebral) contusion with open intracranial wound, with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
851.19 - Cortex (cerebral) contusion with open intracranial wound, with concussion, unspecified