G96.08

G96.08: Other cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

G96.08 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check G96.08 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Code also

Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.

if applicable:
head injury (S00 - S09)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Postoperative cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
Traumatic cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above G96.08

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on G96.0: Cerebrospinal fluid leak

cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture (G97.0)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

G96.08 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
A57206Billing and Coding: Lumbar MRI

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Fistula›cerebrospinal(fluid)
Otorrhea›cerebrospinal›postoperative
Otorrhea›cerebrospinal›specified NEC
Otorrhea›cerebrospinal›traumatic
Rhinorrhea›cerebrospinal›postoperative
Rhinorrhea›cerebrospinal›specified NEC
Rhinorrhea›cerebrospinal›traumatic
Leak, leakage›cerebrospinal fluid›cranial›postoperative
Leak, leakage›cerebrospinal fluid›cranial›specified NEC
Leak, leakage›cerebrospinal fluid›cranial›traumatic

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.