G97.0
BillableCerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture
Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture
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-)
Code Also
A second code may be required; sequencing depends on circumstances
- any associated diagnoses or complications, such as:
- intracranial hypotension following a procedure (G97.83-G97.84)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture193064009
- Disorder of nervous system due to and following lumbar puncture1259515002
- Neurological disorder due to and following lumbar puncture1259515002
- Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid due to and following lumbar puncture1259538004
- Post-lumbar puncture leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid1259538004
- Cranial cerebrospinal fluid fistula1259545004
- Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak1259545004
- Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid1259545004
- Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid due to and following procedure on central nervous system1259597006
- Post-procedural cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak1259597006
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture?
The ICD-10-CM code for cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture is G97.0. The full clinical description is "Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture". G97.0 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G97.0 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G97.0 represents "Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture". 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 G97.0 a billable code?
Yes, G97.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G97.0 in?
G97.0 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What SNOMED CT codes does G97.0 map to?
G97.0 maps to 5 SNOMED CT concepts: 193064009, 1259545004, 1259515002, 1259538004, 1259597006. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G97.0?
G97.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0451683. 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.