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		Injury of cranial nerve   | 
	
	
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		any associated intracranial injury (S06.-)
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		any associated: open wound of head (S01.-) skull fracture (S02.-)
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		The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S04
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		A: initial encounter D: subsequent encounter S: sequela
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		 S04.0 | 
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		Injury of optic nerve and pathways | 
	 
	
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		code to identify any visual field defect or blindness (H53.4-, H54.-)
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		 S04.01 | 
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		Injury of optic nerve | 
	 
	
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| Injury of 2nd cranial nerve |   
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		 S04.011 | 
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		Injury of optic nerve, right eye | 
	 
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		 S04.012 | 
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		Injury of optic nerve, left eye | 
	 
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		 S04.019 | 
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		Injury of optic nerve, unspecified eye | 
	 
	
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| Injury of optic nerve NOS |   
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		 S04.02 | 
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		Injury of optic chiasm | 
	 
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		 S04.03 | 
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		Injury of optic tract and pathways | 
	 
	
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| Injury of optic radiation |   
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		 S04.031 | 
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		Injury of optic tract and pathways, right side | 
	 
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		 S04.032 | 
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		Injury of optic tract and pathways, left side | 
	 
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		 S04.039 | 
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		Injury of optic tract and pathways, unspecified side | 
	 
	
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| Injury of optic tract and pathways NOS |   
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		 S04.04 | 
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		Injury of visual cortex | 
	 
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		 S04.041 | 
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		Injury of visual cortex, right side | 
	 
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		 S04.042 | 
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		Injury of visual cortex, left side | 
	 
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		 S04.049 | 
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		Injury of visual cortex, unspecified side | 
	 
	
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| Injury of visual cortex NOS |   
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		 S04.1 | 
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		Injury of oculomotor nerve | 
	 
	
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| Injury of 3rd cranial nerve |   
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		 S04.10 | 
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		Injury of oculomotor nerve, unspecified side | 
	 
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		 S04.11 | 
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		Injury of oculomotor nerve, right side | 
	 
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		 S04.12 | 
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		Injury of oculomotor nerve, left side | 
	 
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		 S04.2 | 
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		Injury of trochlear nerve | 
	 
	
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| Injury of 4th cranial nerve |   
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		 S04.20 | 
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		Injury of trochlear nerve, unspecified side | 
	 
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		 S04.21 | 
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		Injury of trochlear nerve, right side | 
	 
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		 S04.22 | 
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		Injury of trochlear nerve, left side | 
	 
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		 S04.3 | 
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		Injury of trigeminal nerve | 
	 
	
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| Injury of 5th cranial nerve |   
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		 S04.30 | 
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		Injury of trigeminal nerve, unspecified side | 
	 
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		 S04.31 | 
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		Injury of trigeminal nerve, right side | 
	 
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		 S04.32 | 
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		Injury of trigeminal nerve, left side | 
	 
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		 S04.4 | 
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		Injury of abducent nerve | 
	 
	
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| Injury of 6th cranial nerve |   
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		 S04.40 | 
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		Injury of abducent nerve, unspecified side | 
	 
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		 S04.41 | 
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		Injury of abducent nerve, right side | 
	 
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		 S04.42 | 
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		Injury of abducent nerve, left side | 
	 
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		 S04.5 | 
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		Injury of facial nerve | 
	 
	
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| Injury of 7th cranial nerve |   
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		 S04.50 | 
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		Injury of facial nerve, unspecified side | 
	 
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		 S04.51 | 
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		Injury of facial nerve, right side | 
	 
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		 S04.52 | 
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		Injury of facial nerve, left side | 
	 
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		 S04.6 | 
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		Injury of acoustic nerve | 
	 
	
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| Injury of auditory nerve |  | Injury of 8th cranial nerve |   
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		 S04.60 | 
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		Injury of acoustic nerve, unspecified side | 
	 
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		 S04.61 | 
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		Injury of acoustic nerve, right side | 
	 
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		 S04.62 | 
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		Injury of acoustic nerve, left side | 
	 
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		 S04.7 | 
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		Injury of accessory nerve | 
	 
	
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| Injury of 11th cranial nerve |   
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		 S04.70 | 
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		Injury of accessory nerve, unspecified side | 
	 
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		 S04.71 | 
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		Injury of accessory nerve, right side | 
	 
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		 S04.72 | 
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		Injury of accessory nerve, left side | 
	 
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		 S04.8 | 
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		Injury of other cranial nerves | 
	 
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		 S04.81 | 
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		Injury of olfactory [1st ] nerve | 
	 
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		 S04.811 | 
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		Injury of olfactory [1st ] nerve, right side | 
	 
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		 S04.812 | 
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		Injury of olfactory [1st ] nerve, left side | 
	 
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		 S04.819 | 
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		Injury of olfactory [1st ] nerve, unspecified side | 
	 
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		 S04.89 | 
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		Injury of other cranial nerves | 
	 
	
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| Injury of vagus [10th] nerve |   
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		 S04.891 | 
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		Injury of other cranial nerves, right side | 
	 
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		 S04.892 | 
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		Injury of other cranial nerves, left side | 
	 
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		 S04.899 | 
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		Injury of other cranial nerves, unspecified side | 
	 
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		 S04.9 | 
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		Injury of unspecified cranial nerve | 
	 
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