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Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G96.08

Other cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak

ICD-10-CM Code:
G96.08
Short Description:
Other cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the nervous system
    (G00–G99)
    • Other disorders of the nervous system
      (G89-G99)
      • Other disorders of central nervous system
        (G96)

G96.08 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea
  • Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
  • Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
  • Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
  • Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
  • Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
  • Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
  • Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
  • Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
  • Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
  • Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
  • Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak due to invasion by neoplasm of skull
  • Intracranial hypotension
  • Intracranial hypotension due to cerebrospinal fluid fistula
  • Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid due to and following injury of head
  • Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid due to and following procedure on central nervous system
  • Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid due to and following surgical procedure
  • Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid due to collagen deficiency syndrome
  • Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid due to empty sella syndrome
  • Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid due to hydrocephalus
  • Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid due to osteomyelitis
  • Leak of cranial cerebrospinal fluid due to under-drainage of ventricular shunt
  • Leakage of cerebrospinal fluid from nose following surgical procedure
  • Postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak
  • Postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak

Clinical Classification

Clinical Category:
Other nervous system disorders (neither hereditary nor degenerative)
CCSR Category Code:
NVS020
Inpatient Default CCSR:
Y - Yes, default inpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.
Outpatient Default CCSR:
Y - Yes, default outpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.

Clinical Information

  • Intracranial Hypotension - reduction of cerebrospinal fluid pressure characterized clinically by orthostatic headache and occasionally by an abducens nerve palsy; hearing loss; nausea; neck stiffness, and other symptoms. this condition may be spontaneous or secondary to cerebrospinal fluid leak; spinal puncture; neurosurgical procedures; dehydration; uremia; trauma (see also craniocerebral trauma); and other processes. chronic hypotension may be associated with subdural hematomas (see hematoma, subdural) or hygromas. (from semin neurol 1996 mar;16(1):5-10; adams et al., principles of neurology, 6th ed, pp637-8)
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea - discharge of cerebrospinal fluid through the nose. common etiologies include trauma, neoplasms, and prior surgery, although the condition may occur spontaneously. (otolaryngol head neck surg 1997 apr;116(4):442-9)
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea - discharge of cerebrospinal fluid through the nose.

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Postoperative cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
  • Traumatic cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak

Code Also

Code Also
A "code also" note instructs that two codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but this note does not provide sequencing direction.
  • if applicable:
  • head injury S00 S09

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Replacement Code

G9608 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-CM code(s):

  • G96.0 - Cerebrospinal fluid leak

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.