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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G96.81
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G96.81
Intracranial hypotension
2021 - New Code 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- G96.81 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM G96.81 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G96.81 - other international versions of ICD-10 G96.81 may differ.
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A code also note instructs that 2 codes may be required to fully describe a condition but the sequencing of the two codes is discretionary, depending on the severity of the conditions and the reason for the encounter.
- any associated diagnoses, such as:
- Brachial amyotrophy (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G54.5
Neuralgic amyotrophy
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Applicable To- Parsonage-Aldren-Turner syndrome
- Shoulder-girdle neuritis
Type 1 Excludes- neuralgic amyotrophy in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .44)
- Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spine (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G96.02
Spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak, spontaneous
2021 - New Code 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak from spine
- Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G53
Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
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Code First- underlying disease, such as:
- neoplasm (C00-D49)
Type 1 Excludes- multiple cranial nerve palsy in sarcoidosis (D86.82)
- multiple cranial nerve palsy in syphilis (A52.15)
- postherpetic geniculate ganglionitis (B02.21)
- postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia (B02.22)
- Nerve root and compressions in diseases classified elsewhere (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G55
Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere
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Code First- underlying disease, such as:
- neoplasm (C00-D49)
Type 1 Excludes- nerve root compression (due to) (in) ankylosing spondylitis (M45.-)
- nerve root compression (due to) (in) dorsopathies (M53.-, M54.-)
- nerve root compression (due to) (in) intervertebral disc disorders (M50.1.-, M51.1.-)
- nerve root compression (due to) (in) spondylopathies (M46.-, M48.-)
- nerve root compression (due to) (in) spondylosis (M47.0-, M47.2.-)
- Nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous system (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I67.6
Nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous system
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Applicable To- Nonpyogenic thrombosis of cerebral vein
- Nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous sinus
Type 1 Excludes- nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous system causing infarction (I63.6)
- Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I61
- I61 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
- I61.0 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemi...
- I61.1 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemi...
- I61.2 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemi...
- I61.3 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in brai...
- I61.4 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in cere...
- I61.5 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, intrav...
- I61.6 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, multip...
- I61.8 Other nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
- I61.9 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, unspec...
- Nontraumatic subdural hemorrhage (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I62.0
Nontraumatic subdural hemorrhage
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- Other and unspecified cord compression (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G95.2
Other and unspecified cord compression
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- Other secondary parkinsonism (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G21.8
Other secondary parkinsonism
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- Reversible cerebrovascular vasoconstriction syndrome (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I67.841
Reversible cerebrovascular vasoconstriction syndrome
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Code First- underlying condition, if applicable, such as eclampsia (O15.00-O15.9)
- Spinal cord herniation (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G95.89
Other specified diseases of spinal cord
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Applicable To- Cord bladder NOS
- Drug-induced myelopathy
- Radiation-induced myelopathy
- Stroke (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I63
I63.-) - Syringomyelia (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G95.0
Syringomyelia and syringobulbia
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The following code(s) above
G96.81 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
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that may be applicable to
G96.81:
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): New code
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to G96.81:
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To G96.81
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
G96.81
Intracranial hypotension
G96.819 Other intracranial hypotension
G96.89 Other specified disorders of central nervous system
G96.9 Disorder of central nervous system, unspecified
G97 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified
G97.0 Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture
G97.1 Other reaction to spinal and lumbar puncture
G97.2 Intracranial hypotension following ventricular shunting
G97.3 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure complicating a procedure
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