7th characters D and S do not apply to codes in category S06 with 6th character 7 - death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness, or 8 - death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness.
Seventh character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S06, except as noted below
A — initial encounter
D — subsequent encounter
S — sequela
تعليمات المستويات الأعلى
الفصول 19 · Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Note
Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
