ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G96.81
Intracranial hypotension
Diseases of the nervous system
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- G96.81
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G96 — Other disorders of central nervous system
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G96.81 is a category (header) for intracranial hypotension. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in G96
- G96Other disorders of central nervous system
- G96.0Cerebrospinal fluid leak
- G96.00Cerebrospinal fluid leak, unspecified
- G96.01Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak, spontaneous
- G96.02Spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak, spontaneous
- G96.08Other cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
- G96.09Other spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak
- G96.1Disorders of meninges, not elsewhere classified
- G96.11Dural tear
- G96.12Meningeal adhesions (cerebral) (spinal)
- G96.19Other disorders of meninges, not elsewhere classified
- G96.191Perineural cyst
- G96.198Other disorders of meninges, not elsewhere classified
- G96.8Other specified disorders of central nervous system
- G96.810Intracranial hypotension, unspecified
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