G97.51

G97.51: Postprocedural hemorrhage of a nervous system organ or structure following a nervous system procedure

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

G97.51 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for postprocedural hemorrhage of a nervous system organ or structure following a nervous system procedure. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above G97.51

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

G97.51 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
A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Complication›postprocedural›hemorrhage›nervous system›following nervous system procedure
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›intracranial›intracerebral›postprocedural›following a nervous system procedure

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under G97.5

G97.52Postprocedural hemorrhage of a nervous system organ or structure following other procedure