G97.31

G97.31

Billable

Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure complicating a nervous system procedure

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

What This Code Means

Bleeding or blood clot in the brain or spinal cord that occurs during a surgical procedure on the nervous system.

Coding Tips

•This is a complication code that must be linked to the primary nervous system procedure code
•Document whether the hemorrhage was intraoperative and whether it was controlled or required intervention

Code Hierarchy

└G97Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified └G97.3Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure complicating a procedure └G97.31Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure complicating a nervous system procedure

└G97.31Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure complicating a nervous system procedure