G97.83 is the authoritative medical code for Intracranial hypotension following lumbar cerebrospinal fluid shunting. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for intracranial hypotension following lumbar cerebrospinal fluid shunting (ICD-10-CM G97.83), 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
Intracranial hypotension following lumbar cerebrospinal fluid shunting is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code G97.83. Excludes2 (not included here): intraoperative and postprocedural cerebrovascular infarction (I97.81-, I97.82-). Use additional code: code to further specify disorder. Code also: any associated diagnoses or complications.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for G97.83 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
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
Use Additional Code
Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.
- code to further specify disorder
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can G97.83 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, G97.83 and the following may both be reported when both are present: intraoperative and postprocedural cerebrovascular infarction (I97.81-, I97.82-).
Is an additional code needed with G97.83?
Use additional code(s) to specify: code to further specify disorder.
Codes in This Family (23)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as G97.83, 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
- G97.41 — Accidental puncture or laceration of dura 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
- G97.84 — Intracranial hypotension following other procedure
Indexed Clinical Terms (1)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Hypotension (arterial) (constitutional), intracranial, following, lumbar cerebrospinal fluid shunting
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