G96.08
BillableOther cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
Other cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Postoperative cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
- Traumatic cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
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 rhinorrhea85638002
- CSF - Cerebrospinal rhinorrhoea85638002
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea85638002
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea85638002
- Cerebrospinal rhinorrhea85638002
- Cerebrospinal rhinorrhoea85638002
- Postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak213210005
- Intracranial hypotension due to cerebrospinal fluid fistula866104001
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea following surgical procedure1186932001
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea following surgical procedure1186932001
- Leakage of cerebrospinal fluid from nose following surgical procedure1186932001
- Post-surgery cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea1186932001
- Post-surgery cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea1186932001
- Postoperative CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) rhinorrhea1186932001
- Postoperative CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) rhinorrhoea1186932001
- Postoperative cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea1186932001
- Postoperative cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea1186932001
- Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid due to and following injury of head1259536000
- Post-traumatic cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak1259536000
- Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak due to empty sella syndrome1259540009
- Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid due to empty sella syndrome1259540009
- Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak due to hydrocephalus1259542001
- Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid due to hydrocephalus1259542001
- Cranial cerebrospinal fluid fistula1259545004
- Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak1259545004
- Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid1259545004
- Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak due to collagen deficiency1259547007
- Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid due to collagen deficiency syndrome1259547007
- Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak due to shunt under-drainage of ventricular shunt1259595003
- Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid due to under-drainage of ventricular shunt1259595003
- Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid due to and following procedure on central nervous system1259597006
- Post-procedural cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak1259597006
- Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak due to invasion by neoplasm of skull1259600007
- Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid due to invasion by neoplasm of skull1259600007
- Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak due to osteomyelitis1259603009
- Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid due to osteomyelitis1259603009
- Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid due to and following surgical procedure1260126007
- Post-surgical cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak1260126007
- Intracranial hypotension433691000124104
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak?
The ICD-10-CM code for other cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak is G96.08. The full clinical description is "Other cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak". G96.08 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G96.08 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G96.08 represents "Other cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak". 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 G96.08 a billable code?
Yes, G96.08 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G96.08 in?
G96.08 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G96.08?
G96.08 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 G96.08 map to?
G96.08 maps to 15 SNOMED CT concepts: 85638002, 1186932001, 1259545004, 1259547007, 1259540009, and 10 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G96.08?
G96.08 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C5384692, C5385218, C5385219. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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