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997.09 - Other Nervous System Complications


The ICD 9 Code for Other nervous system complications is listed as 997.09.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 997.09
Long Description: Other nervous system complications
Short Description: Surg comp nerv systm NEC
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Complications Of Surgical And Medical Care, Not Elsewhere Classified (996-999)
Related Descriptions: Cerebrospinal fluid leak
Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture
Postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak
Postoperative cerebrospinal otorrhea
Postoperative meningocele
Postoperative tethered cord syndrome
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: G03.8 - Meningitis due to other specified causes (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: G97.0 - Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: G97.81 - Other intraoperative complications of nervous system (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: G97.82 - Other postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 997.09:
997.00 - Nervous system complication, unspecified
997.01 - Central nervous system complication
997.02 - Iatrogenic cerebrovascular infarction or hemorrhage