G97.0 is the ICD-10 code for Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture. It is a four-character subcategory of G97 (Postprocedural disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified), 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
G97.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
G97.0Lekkasje av cerebrospinalvæske etter spinalpunksjon
DG970Liquorrhoea cerebrospinalis efter lumbalpunktur
G97.0Selkärankapiston jälkeinen aivo-selkäydinnesteen vuoto
G97.0Austritt von Liquor cerebrospinalis nach Lumbalpunktion
G97.0Écoulement du liquide céphalorachidien après rachicentèse
G97.0liquorlekkage na liquorpunctie
G97.0Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture
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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