G97.48

G97.48: Accidental puncture and laceration of other nervous system organ or structure during a nervous system procedure

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

G97.48 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for accidental puncture and laceration of other nervous system organ or structure during a nervous system procedure. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check G97.48 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above G97.48

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

G97.48 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52992Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Cerebrovascular Arterial Studies
A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
A56697Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Complication›intraoperative›puncture or laceration›brain›during a nervous system procedure
Complication›intraoperative›puncture or laceration›nervous system›during a nervous system procedure

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.