G97.2

G97.2: Intracranial hypotension following ventricular shunting

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

G97.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for intracranial hypotension following ventricular shunting. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check G97.2 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.

any associated diagnoses or complications

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above G97.2

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on G97: Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified

intraoperative and postprocedural cerebrovascular infarction (I97.81-, I97.82-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

G97.2 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Complication›surgical procedure›intracranial hypotension following ventricular shunting(ventriculostomy)
Complication›nervous system›postprocedural›intracranial hypotension
Hypotension›intracranial›following›ventricular shunting(ventriculostomy)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.