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G96.0

Cerebrospinal fluid leak

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

G96G96.0

Chapter: 6. Diseases of the nervous system

Section: G89-G99 - Other disorders of the nervous system

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with G96.0

  • G97.0 - cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture (G97.0)

Code Also

  • if applicable:
  • intracranial hypotension (G96.81-)

Specific Codes (5)

G96.00Billable

Cerebrospinal fluid leak, unspecified

G96.01Billable

Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak, spontaneous

G96.02Billable

Spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak, spontaneous

G96.08Billable

Other cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak

G96.09Billable

Other spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak

Related Codes

G96.1Category

Disorders of meninges, not elsewhere classified

G96.8Category

Other specified disorders of central nervous system

G96.9Billable

Disorder of central nervous system, unspecified

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