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997.09 SURG COMP NERV SYSTM NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 997.09

Short Description: Surg comp nerv systm NEC

Long Description: Other nervous system complications

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (996-999)
      • 997 Complications affecting specified body systems, not elsewhere classified
        • 997.09 Surg comp nerv systm NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Cerebrospinal fluid leak
  • Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture
  • Postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak
  • Postoperative cerebrospinal otorrhea
  • Postoperative meningocele
  • Postoperative tethered cord syndrome

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 997.09 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Complications
    • vaccination 999.9
      • meningitis 997.09 [321.8]
  • Leakage
    • spinal fluid at lumbar puncture site 997.09
  • Meningismus (infectional) (pneumococcal) 781.6
    • due to serum or vaccine 997.09 [321.8]
  • Meningitis (basal) (basic) (basilar) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetica) (toxic) 322.9
    • due to
      • preventive immunization, inoculation, or vaccination 997.09 [321.8]
    • sterile 997.09
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
    • nerve - see also Disorder, nerve
      • seventh or facial 351.0
        • due to
          • operation NEC 997.09

Crosswalk Information

The code 997.09 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
997.09 Right Arrow G03.8 Meningitis due to other specified causes
G97.0 Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture
G97.81 Other intraoperative complications of nervous system
G97.82 Oth postproc complications and disorders of nervous sys
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
997.00 Nervous system complication, unspecified
997.01 Central nervous system complication
997.02 Iatrogenic cerebrovascular infarction or hemorrhage
997.1 Cardiac complications, not elsewhere classified
997.2 Peripheral vascular complications, not elsewhere classified
997.31 Ventilator associated pneumonia
997.32 Postprocedural aspiration pneumonia
997.39 Other respiratory complications
997.41 Retained cholelithiasis following cholecystectomy
997.49 Other digestive system complications
997.5 Urinary complications, not elsewhere classified
997.60 Unspecified complication of amputation stump
997.61 Neuroma of amputation stump
997.62 Infection (chronic) of amputation stump
997.69 Other amputation stump complication
997.71 Vascular complications of mesenteric artery
997.72 Vascular complications of renal artery
997.79 Vascular complications of other vessels
997.91 Complications affecting other specified body systems, not elsewhere classified, hypertension
997.99 Complications affecting other specified body systems, not elsewhere classified

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

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