G96.00
BillableCerebrospinal fluid leak, unspecified
Cerebrospinal fluid leak, unspecified
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture (G97.0)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- CSF - Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea68382005
- CSF - Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea68382005
- CSF - Cerebrospinal otorrhea68382005
- CSF - Cerebrospinal otorrhoea68382005
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea68382005
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea68382005
- Cerebrospinal otorrhea68382005
- Cerebrospinal otorrhoea68382005
- CSF - Cerebrospinal rhinorrhea85638002
- CSF - Cerebrospinal rhinorrhoea85638002
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea85638002
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea85638002
- Cerebrospinal rhinorrhea85638002
- Cerebrospinal rhinorrhoea85638002
- Postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak213210005
- CSF - Cerebrospinal fluid leak230744007
- Cerebrospinal fluid leak230744007
- Post-traumatic cerebrospinal otorrhea232280003
- Post-traumatic cerebrospinal otorrhoea232280003
- Postoperative cerebrospinal otorrhea232281004
- Postoperative cerebrospinal otorrhoea232281004
- Cerebrospinal fluid leak from mouth427758000
- Cerebrospinal fluid leak from nose and mouth429759002
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea due to hydrocephalus1259109009
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea due to hydrocephalus1259109009
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea due to neoplasm of pituitary gland1259110004
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea due to pituitary tumor1259110004
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea due to neoplasm of pituitary gland1259110004
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea due to pituitary tumour1259110004
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea due to empty sella syndrome1259111000
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea due to empty sella syndrome1259111000
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea due to giant arachnoid granulation1259112007
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea due to giant arachnoid granulation1259112007
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea due to otitis media1259113002
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea due to otitis media1259113002
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea due to congenital deformity of labyrinth1259114008
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea due to congenital malformation of labyrinth1259114008
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea due to congenital deformity of labyrinth1259114008
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea due to congenital malformation of labyrinth1259114008
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea due to encephalocele1259117001
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea due to encephalocele1259117001
- Acute non-traumatic subdural hygroma16916541000119107
- Post-traumatic subdural hygroma16916421000119100
- Subdural hygroma89511000119106
UMLS
- CSF - Cerebrospinal fluid leakC0023182
- CSF leakageC0023182
- Cerebrospinal Fluid DrainageC0023182
- Cerebrospinal Fluid DrainagesC0023182
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakC0023182
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakageC0023182
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakagesC0023182
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeaksC0023182
- Cerebrospinal fluid leakC0023182
- Cerebrospinal fluid leak (disorder)C0023182
- Cerebrospinal fluid leak, unspecifiedC0023182
- Cerebrospinal fluid leakageC0023182
- Cerebrospinal fluid leakage (morphologic abnormality)C0023182
- Drainage, Cerebrospinal FluidC0023182
- Drainages, Cerebrospinal FluidC0023182
- Fluid Drainage, CerebrospinalC0023182
- Fluid Drainages, CerebrospinalC0023182
- Fluid Leak, CerebrospinalC0023182
- Fluid Leakage, CerebrospinalC0023182
- Fluid Leakages, CerebrospinalC0023182
- Fluid Leaks, CerebrospinalC0023182
- Leak, Cerebrospinal FluidC0023182
- Leakage of cerebrospinal fluidC0023182
- Leakage, Cerebrospinal FluidC0023182
- Leakages, Cerebrospinal FluidC0023182
- Leaks, Cerebrospinal FluidC0023182
- Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakC0023182
- Subgaleal cerebrospinal fluid collectionC0023182
- cerebrospinal fluid leakC0023182
- cerebrospinal fluid leakageC0023182
- cerebrospinal fluid leaksC0023182
- csf leakageC0023182
- leakage cerebrospinal fluidC0023182
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for cerebrospinal fluid leak, unspecified?
The ICD-10-CM code for cerebrospinal fluid leak, unspecified is G96.00. The full clinical description is "Cerebrospinal fluid leak, unspecified". G96.00 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G96.00 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G96.00 represents "Cerebrospinal fluid leak, unspecified". It is classified under Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is G96.00 a billable code?
Yes, G96.00 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G96.00 in?
G96.00 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G96.00?
G96.00 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture (G97.0).
What SNOMED CT codes does G96.00 map to?
G96.00 maps to 18 SNOMED CT concepts: 16916541000119107, 230744007, 68382005, 85638002, 427758000, and 13 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G96.00?
G96.00 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0023182. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.