2022 ICD-10-CM Code G96.819
Other intracranial hypotension
Valid for Submission
| ICD-10: | G96.819 |
| Short Description: | Other intracranial hypotension |
| Long Description: | Other intracranial hypotension |
Code Classification
G96.819 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other intracranial hypotension. The code G96.819 is valid during the fiscal year 2022 from October 01, 2021 through September 30, 2022 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code G96.819 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like intracranial hypotension or intracranial hypotension due to cerebrospinal fluid fistula.
Index to Diseases and Injuries
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code G96.819 are found in the index:
- - Hypotension (arterial) (constitutional) - I95.9
- - intracranial - G96.810
- - specified NEC - G96.819
- - intracranial - G96.810
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Intracranial hypotension
- Intracranial hypotension due to cerebrospinal fluid fistula
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;161:5 10; adams et al. principles of neurology 6th ed pp637 8
Replacement Code
G96819 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s):
- G96.8 - Other specified disorders of central nervous system
Code History
- FY 2021 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021