ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G97.8
Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system
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
- G97.8
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G97 — Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G97.8 is a category (header) for other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system. 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 G97
- G97Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified
- G97.0Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture
- G97.1Other reaction to spinal and lumbar puncture
- G97.2Intracranial hypotension following ventricular shunting
- G97.3Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure complicating a procedure
- G97.31Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure complicating a nervous system procedure
- G97.32Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure complicating other procedure
- G97.4Accidental puncture and laceration of a nervous system organ or structure during a procedure
- G97.41Accidental puncture or laceration of dura during a procedure
- G97.48Accidental puncture and laceration of other nervous system organ or structure during a nervous system procedure
- G97.49Accidental puncture and laceration of other nervous system organ or structure during other procedure
- G97.5Postprocedural hemorrhage of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedure
- G97.51Postprocedural hemorrhage of a nervous system organ or structure following a nervous system procedure
- G97.52Postprocedural hemorrhage of a nervous system organ or structure following other procedure
- G97.6Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedure
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