G97 — Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified
Not billable
Is G97 billable?
No — G97 is a non-billable header code. G97 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 18 billable codes beneath G97.
Billable codes under this header
- G97.0Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture
- G97.1Other reaction to spinal and lumbar puncture
- G97.2Intracranial hypotension following ventricular shunting
- 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
- G97.41Accidental 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
- G97.51Postprocedural 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
- G97.61Postprocedural hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure following a nervous system procedure
- G97.62Postprocedural hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure following other procedure
- G97.63Postprocedural seroma of a nervous system organ or structure following a nervous system procedure
- G97.64Postprocedural seroma of a nervous system organ or structure following other procedure
- G97.81Other intraoperative complications of nervous system
- G97.82Other postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system
- G97.83Intracranial hypotension following lumbar cerebrospinal fluid shunting
- G97.84Intracranial hypotension following other procedure
G97 at a glance
| Code | G97 |
|---|---|
| Description | Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of G97, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G97 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 6
The conditions below are not part of G97, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G97 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
What codes fall under G97? (8)
- 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 procedurenot billable
- G97.4Accidental puncture and laceration of a nervous system organ or structure during a procedurenot billable
- G97.5Postprocedural hemorrhage of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedurenot billable
- G97.6Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedurenot billable
- G97.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous systemnot billable
How long has G97 existed?
G97 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.