G97.41 is the authoritative medical code for Accidental puncture or laceration of dura during a procedure. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for accidental puncture or laceration of dura during a procedure (ICD-10-CM G97.41), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Accidental puncture or laceration of dura during a procedure is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code G97.41. Inclusion terms: Incidental inadvertent durotomy. Excludes2 (not included here): intraoperative and postprocedural cerebrovascular infarction (I97.81-, I97.82-). Code also: any associated diagnoses or complications.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for G97.41 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Incidental inadvertent durotomy
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- intraoperative and postprocedural cerebrovascular infarction (I97.81-, I97.82-)
Code Also
Additional codes that may be required to fully describe the encounter.
- any associated diagnoses or complications
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can G97.41 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, G97.41 and the following may both be reported when both are present: intraoperative and postprocedural cerebrovascular infarction (I97.81-, I97.82-).
What conditions are included under G97.41?
Accidental puncture or laceration of dura during a procedure includes: Incidental (inadvertent) durotomy.
Codes in This Family (23)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as G97.41, with their registry titles.
- G97 — Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified
- G97.0 — Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture
- G97.1 — Other reaction to spinal and lumbar puncture
- G97.2 — Intracranial hypotension following ventricular shunting
- G97.3 — Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure complicating a procedure
- G97.31 — Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure complicating a nervous system procedure
- G97.32 — Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure complicating other procedure
- G97.4 — Accidental puncture and laceration of a nervous system organ or structure during a procedure
- G97.48 — Accidental puncture and laceration of other nervous system organ or structure during a nervous system procedure
- G97.49 — Accidental puncture and laceration of other nervous system organ or structure during other procedure
- G97.5 — Postprocedural hemorrhage of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedure
- G97.51 — Postprocedural hemorrhage of a nervous system organ or structure following a nervous system procedure
- G97.52 — Postprocedural hemorrhage of a nervous system organ or structure following other procedure
- G97.6 — Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedure
- 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
- G97.8 — Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system
- G97.81 — Other intraoperative complications of nervous system
- G97.82 — Other postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system
- G97.83 — Intracranial hypotension following lumbar cerebrospinal fluid shunting
- G97.84 — Intracranial hypotension following other procedure
Indexed Clinical Terms (2)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Durotomy (inadvertent) (incidental)
- Tear, torn (traumatic), dural
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