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 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
- •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 procedureG97.83-G97.84
Related Codes(7)
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
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(22)
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
UMLS
Clinical Terms
- Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
- Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid due to and following lumbar puncture
- Neurological disorder due to and following lumbar puncture
- Post-lumbar puncture leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid
- Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid due to and following procedure on central nervous system
- Disorder of nervous system due to and following lumbar puncture
- Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid
- Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture (disorder)
- Cranial cerebrospinal fluid fistula
- Post-procedural cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
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.
How does G97.0 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture 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 G97.0?
G97.0 maps to the ICD-11 code: 8D65 (Cerebrospinal fluid fistula).
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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.