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)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
Code Also
A second code may be required; sequencing depends on circumstances
- if applicable:
- •intracranial hypotensionG96.81
- •head injuryS00-S09
Related Codes(4)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(144)
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
Clinical Terms
- Leakages, Cerebrospinal Fluid
- Cerebrospinal rhinorrhoea
- Post-traumatic cerebrospinal otorrhea
- Postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak
- Fluid Leak, Cerebrospinal
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea
- CSF leakage
- Fluid Leakage, Cerebrospinal
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea due to congenital malformation of labyrinth
- CSF - Cerebrospinal rhinorrhoea
- Fluid Leakages, Cerebrospinal
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea due to neoplasm of pituitary gland
- CSF - Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea due to hydrocephalus
- Leakage of cerebrospinal fluid
- Leak, Cerebrospinal Fluid
- Cerebrospinal fluid leakage (morphologic abnormality)
- Drainage, Cerebrospinal Fluid
- Postoperative cerebrospinal otorrhea
- Cerebrospinal fluid leak from mouth
- CSF - Cerebrospinal rhinorrhea
- Cerebrospinal otorrhea
- Post-traumatic subdural hygroma
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea due to giant arachnoid granulation
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea due to encephalocele
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea due to congenital deformity of labyrinth
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea due to congenital deformity of labyrinth
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea due to otitis media
- CSF - Cerebrospinal otorrhea
- Acute non-traumatic subdural hygroma
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea
- Subdural hygroma
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea due to empty sella syndrome
- Drainages, Cerebrospinal Fluid
- Leaks, Cerebrospinal Fluid
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea
- CSF - Cerebrospinal fluid leak
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea due to pituitary tumour
- CSF - Cerebrospinal otorrhoea
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea due to otitis media
- Postoperative cerebrospinal otorrhoea
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea due to encephalocele
- leakage cerebrospinal fluid
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage
- Cerebrospinal fluid leak from nose and mouth
- Cerebrospinal rhinorrhea
- Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea due to neoplasm of pituitary gland
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea due to empty sella syndrome
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea due to hydrocephalus
- Fluid Leaks, Cerebrospinal
- Cerebrospinal otorrhoea
- CSF - Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainages
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakages
- Fluid Drainage, Cerebrospinal
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea due to giant arachnoid granulation
- Cerebrospinal fluid leak (disorder)
- Leakage, Cerebrospinal Fluid
- Post-traumatic cerebrospinal otorrhoea
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea due to pituitary tumor
- Fluid Drainages, Cerebrospinal
- Subgaleal cerebrospinal fluid collection
- Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea due to congenital malformation of labyrinth
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.
How does G96.00 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like cerebrospinal fluid leak, unspecified affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of G96.00?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for G96.00 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
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