S06.A
ICD-10Non-billable categoryTraumatic brain compression and herniation
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Traumatic brain compression and herniation
S06.A is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Inclusion terms
- Traumatic cerebral compression
Code first
Sequence the underlying condition before this code.
- the underlying traumatic brain injury, such as:
- diffuse traumatic brain injury (S06.2-)
- focal traumatic brain injury (S06.3-)
- traumatic subdural hemorrhage (S06.5-)
- traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (S06.6-)
ICD-10-CM FY2026 defines 2 codes beneath S06.A. See the ICD-10-CM index for what this site publishes.
Related codes in S06
- S06.0Concussioncategory
- S06.1Traumatic cerebral edemacategory
- S06.2Diffuse traumatic brain injurycategory
- S06.3Focal traumatic brain injurycategory
- S06.4Epidural hemorrhagecategory
- S06.5Traumatic subdural hemorrhagecategory
- S06.6Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhagecategory
- S06.8Other specified intracranial injuriescategory
- S06.9Unspecified intracranial injurycategory
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- S06
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.