§ Bob RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the accuracy of using ICD 10 codes to record traumatic brain injury in hospital accident and emergency departments; and if he will make a statement. [68874]
§ Mr. LammyThe accident and emergency departments rarely use ICD-10 to record patients. The ICD-10 codes are generally used for admitted patients (either in-patients or day cases) The codes within ICD-10 for traumatic brain injury would be: an unspecified brain injury is S06.9 Intracranial injury, unspecified.
358WHowever there are other codes encompassing brain injuries:
- S06."Intracranial injury
- S09.7 Multiple injuries of head
- T06.0 Injuries of brain and cranial nerves with injuries of nerves and spinal cord at neck level