G96.09
BillableOther spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak
Other spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Other spinal CSF leak
- Postoperative spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak
- Traumatic spinal 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
UMLS
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage, Post TraumaticC3850066
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage, Post-TraumaticC3850066
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage, TraumaticC3850066
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Post TraumaticC3850066
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Post-TraumaticC3850066
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, TraumaticC3850066
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage, Post TraumaticC3850066
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage, Post-TraumaticC3850066
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage, TraumaticC3850066
- Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Post TraumaticC3850066
- Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Post-TraumaticC3850066
- Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, TraumaticC3850066
- Traumatic spinal cerebrospinal fluid leakC3850066
- Other spinal CSF leakC5384693
- Other spinal cerebrospinal fluid leakC5384693
- Postoperative spinal cerebrospinal fluid leakC5385220
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak?
The ICD-10-CM code for other spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak is G96.09. The full clinical description is "Other spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak". G96.09 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G96.09 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G96.09 represents "Other spinal 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 G96.09 a billable code?
Yes, G96.09 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G96.09 in?
G96.09 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G96.09?
G96.09 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture (G97.0).
What are the UMLS CUIs for G96.09?
G96.09 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C3850066, C5384693, C5385220. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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