Template:ICD10 Guideline Brain Injury
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Template to make sure extra information is consistent for the various Brain Injury diagnoses.
As a Comorbid Diagnosis
To code a TBI as a comorbid code use Brain/intracranial injury NOS, injury/trauma.
Causes of TBI
The six categories of external force that may result in TBI include:
- The head being struck by an object
- The head striking an object
- Acceleration/deceleration of the brain without direct external impact
- A foreign body penetrating the brain
- The force from a blast/explosion
- Other forces yet to be defined