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G96.0 - Cerebrospinal fluid leak


The ICD 10 Code for Cerebrospinal fluid leak is listed as G96.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: G96.0
Description: Cerebrospinal fluid leak
  • Excludes1: cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture (G97.0)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
091 - Other Disorders Of Nervous System W Mcc
092 - Other Disorders Of Nervous System W Cc
093 - Other Disorders Of Nervous System W/o Cc/mcc
793 - Full Term Neonate W Major Problems
Chapter Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
Block Other disorders of the nervous system (G89-G99)
Parent G96 - Other disorders of central nervous system
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 349.81 - Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 388.61 - Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of G96.0:
G96.1 - Disorders of meninges, not elsewhere classified
G96.8 - Other specified disorders of central nervous system
G96.9 - Disorder of central nervous system, unspecified