G97.0
Billable codeCerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture
The ICD-10 code for cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture is G97.0.
Clinical notes
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- G97.1Other reaction to spinal and lumbar puncture
- G97.2Intracranial hypotension following ventricular shunting
- G97.3Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure complicating a procedurenon-billable header
- G97.4Accidental puncture and laceration of a nervous system organ or structure during a procedurenon-billable header
- G97.5Postprocedural hemorrhage of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedurenon-billable header
- G97.6Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedurenon-billable header
- G97.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous systemnon-billable header
- G97.0Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 99709Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
G97.0 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.