801.44 — Closed fracture of base of skull with intracranial injury of other and unspecified nature, with prolonged [more than 24 hours) loss of consciousness and return to pre-existing conscious level

801.44 is an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for closed fracture of base of skull with intracranial injury of other and unspecified nature, with prolonged [more than 24 hours) loss of consciousness and return to pre-existing conscious level. ICD-9-CM was retired for U.S. claims on October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM took over.

The CMS General Equivalence Mappings translate it to 3 ICD-10-CM codes, such as S02.109A (Fracture of base of skull, unspecified side, initial encounter for closed fracture), S06.895A (Other specified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level, initial encounter) and S06.9X5A (Unspecified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours with return to pre-existing conscious level, initial encounter). All of these are approximate matches, so review the record to pick the right one. Some mappings are combinations: more than one ICD-10 code is needed to fully express the ICD-9 code.