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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

G96.02

Spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak, spontaneous

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where G96.02 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. G96 Other disorders of central nervous system
  2. G96.0 Parent Cerebrospinal fluid leak
  3. G96.02 This code Spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak, spontaneous

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Inclusion Terms

Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak from spine

Excludes1

cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture ( G97.0 )

Inherited from G96.0 — Cerebrospinal fluid leak

Code Also

if applicable:

Inherited from G96.0 — Cerebrospinal fluid leak

Code Also

intracranial hypotension ( G96.81- )

Inherited from G96.0 — Cerebrospinal fluid leak

Version History

How G96.02 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak, spontaneous

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak, spontaneous

Related Codes

Other codes under G96.0

Codes whose official notes reference G96.02

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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