G97.0
ICD-10BillableCerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture
G97.0 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.
Code also
Two codes may be needed; sequencing depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated diagnoses or complications, such as:
- intracranial hypotension following a procedure (G97.83-G97.84)
Related codes in G97
- G97.1Other reaction to spinal and lumbar puncture
- G97.2Intracranial hypotension following ventricular shunting
- G97.3Intraop hemor/hemtom of a nervous sys org comp a procedurecategory
- G97.4Accidental pnctr & lac of a nervous system org dur proccategory
- G97.5Postproc hemor of a nervous sys org following a procedurecategory
- G97.6Postproc hematoma and seroma of a nervous sys org fol a proccategory
- G97.8Oth intraop and postproc comp and disorders of nervous syscategory
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- G97
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.