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Diagnosis Code

G96.00 CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEAK, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: G96.00

Short Description: Cerebrospinal fluid leak, unspecified

Long Description: Cerebrospinal fluid leak, unspecified

The code G96.00 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (G00–G99)
    • Other disorders of the nervous system (G89-G99)
      • Other disorders of central nervous system (G96)
        • G96.00 Cerebrospinal fluid leak, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Cerebrospinal fluid leak
  • Cerebrospinal fluid leak from mouth
  • Cerebrospinal fluid leak from nose and mouth
  • Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea
  • Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea
  • Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea
  • Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea
  • Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea
  • Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea
  • Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea
  • Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea due to congenital deformity of labyrinth
  • Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea due to encephalocele
  • Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea due to giant arachnoid granulation
  • Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea due to otitis media
  • Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea
  • Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea
  • Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea
  • Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea
  • Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea due to empty sella syndrome
  • Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea due to hydrocephalus
  • Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea due to pituitary tumor
  • Postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak
  • Postoperative cerebrospinal otorrhea
  • Post-traumatic cerebrospinal otorrhea
  • Subdural hygroma

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code G96.00 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Code Also:
    • if applicable:
    • head injury (@S00*-@S09*)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
G96 Other disorders of central nervous system
G96.0 Cerebrospinal fluid leak
G96.01 Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak, spontaneous
G96.02 Spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak, spontaneous
G96.08 Other cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
G96.09 Other spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak
G96.1 Disorders of meninges, not elsewhere classified
G96.11 Dural tear
G96.12 Meningeal adhesions (cerebral) (spinal)
G96.19 Other disorders of meninges, not elsewhere classified
G96.191 Perineural cyst
G96.198 Other disorders of meninges, not elsewhere classified
G96.8 Other specified disorders of central nervous system
G96.81 Intracranial hypotension
G96.810 Intracranial hypotension, unspecified
G96.811 Intracranial hypotension, spontaneous
G96.819 Other intracranial hypotension
G96.89 Other specified disorders of central nervous system
G96.9 Disorder of central nervous system, unspecified

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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