What Is The ICD Code For TBI?

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From TBI if you mean traumatic brain injury which developed as result of a traumatic injury to brain then ICD-9 code for this condition is 800.0. For more details, visit traumatic brain injury.
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800.0 is only the appropriate code if a fracture is involved. If the TBI is concussive in nature without a fracture, then the correct code would be 850.0 if there is no loss of consciousness. The code is modified according to the length of time unconscious if there is loss of consciousness.
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