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G97.6

Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedure

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2017 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

  • G97.61 Postprocedural hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure following a nervous system procedure
  • G97.62 Postprocedural hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure following other procedure
  • G97.63 Postprocedural seroma of a nervous system organ or structure following a nervous system procedure
  • G97.64 Postprocedural seroma of a nervous system organ or structure following other procedure

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2017 to now.

  1. FY2017 Added to the code set Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedure

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from G97 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2 - not included here

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

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
G97.0 Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture Valid
G97.1 Other reaction to spinal and lumbar puncture Valid
G97.2 Intracranial hypotension following ventricular shunting Valid
G97.3 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure complicating a procedure Not billable
G97.4 Accidental puncture and laceration of a nervous system organ or structure during a procedure Not billable
G97.5 Postprocedural hemorrhage of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedure Not billable
G97.8 Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system Not billable