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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G96.01
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G96.01
Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak, spontaneous
2021 - New Code 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- G96.01 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM G96.01 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G96.01 - other international versions of ICD-10 G96.01 may differ.
Applicable To- Otorrhea due to spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid CSF leak
- Rhinorrhea due to spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid CSF leak
- Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak from skull base
The following code(s) above
G96.01 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
G96.01:
- 091 Other disorders of nervous system with mcc
- 092 Other disorders of nervous system with cc
- 093 Other disorders of nervous system without cc/mcc
- 791 Prematurity with major problems
- 793 Full term neonate with major problems
Code History
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): New code
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- Leak, leakage
- cerebrospinal fluid G96.00
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G96.00
Cerebrospinal fluid leak, unspecified
2021 - New Code 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Code Also- if applicable:
- head injury (S00-S09)
- Otorrhea H92.1-
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H92.1-
Otorrhea
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- leakage of cerebrospinal fluid through ear (G96.0)
- Rhinorrhea J34.89
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J34.89
Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Perforation of nasal septum NOS
- Rhinolith
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To G96.01
G95.2 Other and unspecified cord compression
G95.20 Unspecified cord compression
G95.8 Other specified diseases of spinal cord
G95.81 Conus medullaris syndrome
G95.89 Other specified diseases of spinal cord
G95.9 Disease of spinal cord, unspecified
G96 Other disorders of central nervous system
G96.0 Cerebrospinal fluid leak
G96.01
Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak, spontaneous
G96.02 Spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak, spontaneous
G96.08 Other cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
G96.09 Other spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak
G96.1 Disorders of meninges, not elsewhere classified
G96.12 Meningeal adhesions (cerebral) (spinal)
G96.19 Other disorders of meninges, not elsewhere classified
G96.198 Other disorders of meninges, not elsewhere classified
G96.8 Other specified disorders of central nervous system
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
