ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G96.9
Disorder of central nervous system, unspecified
Diseases of the nervous system
Quick facts
- Code
- G96.9
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G96 — Other disorders of central nervous system
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G96.9 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of disorder of central nervous system, unspecified. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
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
- G96.81Intracranial hypotension
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