G97
Non-billableIntraop and postproc comp and disorders of nervous sys, NEC
Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
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)
- intraoperative and postprocedural cerebrovascular infarction (I97.81-, I97.82-)
Child Codes (8)
G97.0Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture
G97.1Other reaction to spinal and lumbar puncture
G97.2Intracranial hypotension following ventricular shunting
G97.3Intraop hemor/hemtom of a nervous sys org comp a procedure
G97.4Accidental pnctr & lac of a nervous system org dur proc
G97.5Postproc hemor of a nervous sys org following a procedure
G97.6Postproc hematoma and seroma of a nervous sys org fol a proc
G97.8Oth intraop and postproc comp and disorders of nervous sys
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code G97?
ICD-10-CM code G97 represents "Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is G97 a billable code?
No, G97 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 8 child codes under G97.
What chapter is G97 in?
G97 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What are the subcategories under G97?
G97 has 8 child codes, including: G97.0 (Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture), G97.1 (Other reaction to spinal and lumbar puncture), G97.2 (Intracranial hypotension following ventricular shunting), G97.3 (Intraop hemor/hemtom of a nervous sys org comp a procedure), and 4 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G97?
G97 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2875392. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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