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349.81 CEREBROSPINAL RHINORRHEA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 349.81

Short Description: Cerebrospinal rhinorrhea

Long Description: Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (320–359)
    • Other disorders of the central nervous system (340-349)
      • 349 Other and unspecified disorders of the nervous system
        • 349.81 Cerebrospinal rhinorrhea

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 349.81 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Fistula (sinus) 686.9
    • cerebrospinal (fluid) 349.81
  • Rhinorrhea 478.19
    • cerebrospinal (fluid) 349.81

Crosswalk Information

The code 349.81 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
349.81 Right Arrow G96.0 Cerebrospinal fluid leak
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
349.0 Reaction to spinal or lumbar puncture
349.1 Nervous system complications from surgically implanted device
349.2 Disorders of meninges, not elsewhere classified
349.31 Accidental puncture or laceration of dura during a procedure
349.39 Other dural tear
349.82 Toxic encephalopathy
349.89 Other specified disorders of nervous system
349.9 Unspecified disorders of nervous system

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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