G97.83 — Intracranial hypotension following lumbar cerebrospinal fluid shunting
Is G97.83 billable?
Yes — G97.83 is billable for FY2027. G97.83 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. G97.83 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
G97.83 at a glance
| Code | G97.83 |
|---|---|
| Description | Intracranial hypotension following lumbar cerebrospinal fluid shunting |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does G97.83 group to?
G97.83 sits in MDC 01 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 091Other Disorders of Nervous System with MCCmedical
- 092Other Disorders of Nervous System with CCmedical
- 093Other Disorders of Nervous System without CC/MCCmedical
As a secondary diagnosis, G97.83 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is G97.83 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to G97.83. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Hypotension › intracranial › following › lumbar cerebrospinal fluid shunting (arterial) (constitutional)
Code also
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether G97.83 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated diagnoses or complications
Use additional code — inherited from G97.8
Report an additional code alongside G97.83 to fully describe the condition. G97.83 is sequenced first.
- code to further specify disorder
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 6
The conditions below are not part of G97.83, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G97.83 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from G97
The conditions below are not part of G97.83, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G97.83 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has G97.83 existed?
G97.83 first appears in FY2021 (FY2020 is not available, so it may have appeared then).
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.