ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)
Official Description for G96
Other disorders of central nervous system
Coding Notes & Guidelines for G96
cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture (G97.0)
accidental puncture or laceration of dura during a procedure (G97.41)
- Otorrhea due to spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid CSF leak
- Rhinorrhea due to spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid CSF leak
- Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak from skull base
Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak from spine
- Postoperative cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
- Traumatic cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
- Other spinal CSF leak
- Postoperative spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak
- Traumatic spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak
- Cervical nerve root cyst
- Lumbar nerve root cyst
- Sacral nerve root cyst
- Tarlov cyst
- Thoracic nerve root cyst
- if applicable:
- intracranial hypotension (G96.81-)
- if applicable:
- head injury (S00-S09)
- if applicable:
- head injury (S00 - S09)
- if applicable:
- head injury (S00 - S09)
intracranial hypotension, if applicable (G96.81-)
- any associated diagnoses, such as:
- Brachial amyotrophy (G54.5)
- Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spine (G96.02)
- Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere (G53)
- Nerve root and compressions in diseases classified elsewhere (G55)
- Nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous system (I67.6)
- Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (I61.-)
- Nontraumatic subdural hemorrhage (I62.0-)
- Other and unspecified cord compression (G95.2-)
- Other secondary parkinsonism (G21.8)
- Reversible cerebrovascular vasoconstriction syndrome (I67.841)
- Spinal cord herniation (G95.89)
- Stroke (I63.-)
- Syringomyelia (G95.0)
Child Codes (More Specific Codes for G96):
About ICD-10-CM Code G96 (Other disorders of central nervous system)
ICD-10-CM code G96 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM G96 became effective on October 1, 2024.
This page provides detailed information about G96 - Other disorders of central nervous system. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Other disorders of central nervous system.