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G97.1

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Other reaction to spinal and lumbar puncture

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Complications other than CSF leak that occur following a spinal tap or lumbar puncture procedure.

Coding Tips

  • •Document the specific complication (headache, infection, etc.) in addition to this code
  • •Ensure the complication is temporally related to the spinal puncture procedure

Code Also

  • , if applicable, any associated headache with orthostatic component (R51.0)

Code Hierarchy

└G97Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified└G97.1Other reaction to spinal and lumbar puncture
└G97.1Other reaction to spinal and lumbar puncture

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