G96.0 is the ICD-10 code for Cerebrospinal fluid leak. It is a four-character subcategory of G96 (Other disorders of central nervous system), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block G90–G99 (Other disorders of the nervous system) in Chapter VI, Diseases of the nervous system.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- VI · G00–G99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What G96.0 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- from spinal puncture G97.0
G96.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
G96.0Lekkasje av cerebrospinalvæske
DG960Liquorrhoea cerebrospinalis
- DG960AOtoliquorrhea cerebrospinalis
- DG960BRhinoliquorrhea cerebrospinalis
G96.0Aivo-selkäydinnesteen vuoto
G96.0Austritt von Liquor cerebrospinalis
G96.0Écoulement du liquide céphalorachidien
G96.0liquorlekkage
Listed through more specific codes:
- 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
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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