G97.6
G97.6: Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedure
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
G97.6 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedure. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above G97.6
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead G97.6
4 child codes. Green means billable.
- G97.61Postprocedural hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure following a nervous system procedure
- G97.62Postprocedural hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure following other procedure
- G97.63Postprocedural seroma of a nervous system organ or structure following a nervous system procedure
- G97.64Postprocedural seroma of a nervous system organ or structure following other procedure
Other codes under G97
- G97.0Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture
- G97.1Other reaction to spinal and lumbar puncture
- G97.2Intracranial hypotension following ventricular shunting
- G97.3Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure complicating a procedure
- G97.4Accidental puncture and laceration of a nervous system organ or structure during a procedure
- G97.5Postprocedural hemorrhage of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedure
- G97.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system