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851.55 - Cerebellar Or Brain Stem 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 Cerebellar or brain stem contusion with open intracranial wound, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness without return to pre-existing conscious level is listed as 851.55.
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: 851.55
Long Description: Cerebellar or brain stem contusion with open intracranial wound, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness without return to pre-existing conscious level
Short Description: Opn cerebe cont-deep com
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:
S06.376A - Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter
OR
S06.377A - Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness, initial encounter
OR
S06.378A - Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of cerebellum with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness, initial encounter
OR
S06.386A - Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter
OR
S06.387A - Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness of any duration with death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness, initial encounter
OR
S06.388A - Contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem 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 851.55:
851.50 - Cerebellar or brain stem contusion with open intracranial wound, unspecified state of consciousness
851.51 - Cerebellar or brain stem contusion with open intracranial wound, with no loss of consciousness
851.52 - Cerebellar or brain stem contusion with open intracranial wound, with brief [less than one hour] loss of consciousness
851.53 - Cerebellar or brain stem contusion with open intracranial wound, with moderate [1-24 hours] loss of consciousness
851.54 - Cerebellar or brain stem contusion with open intracranial wound, with prolonged [more than 24 hours] loss of consciousness and return to pre-existing conscious level
851.56 - Cerebellar or brain stem contusion with open intracranial wound, with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration
851.59 - Cerebellar or brain stem contusion with open intracranial wound, with concussion, unspecified