ICD-10-CM category G96: Other disorders of central nervous system
Category G96 is a heading in chapter 6 (Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)), section Other disorders of the nervous system (G89-G99). It is not billable; report one of the 14 complete codes below.
Billable codes in G96
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| G96.00 | Cerebrospinal fluid leak, unspecified |
| G96.01 | Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak, spontaneous |
| G96.02 | Spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak, spontaneous |
| G96.08 | Other cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak |
| G96.09 | Other spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak |
| G96.11 | Dural tear |
| G96.12 | Meningeal adhesions (cerebral) (spinal) |
| G96.191 | Perineural cyst |
| G96.198 | Other disorders of meninges, not elsewhere classified |
| G96.810 | Intracranial hypotension, unspecified |
| G96.811 | Intracranial hypotension, spontaneous |
| G96.819 | Other intracranial hypotension |
| G96.89 | Other specified disorders of central nervous system |
| G96.9 | Disorder of central nervous system, unspecified |
Sources
Every figure on this page is taken from the CMS publications below, as released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Projection built 2026-10-10. Verify against the primary file before billing or contracting decisions. The reference methodology explains how each figure is computed from these files.
- ICD-10-CM FY2027 tabular order file (category titles)Version FY2027 · effective 2026-10-01 · file icd10cm_order_2027.txtSHA-256 38981fb2c1226e2b…
- ICD-10-CM FY2027 tabular list (chapter titles and ranges)Version FY2027 · effective 2026-10-01 · file 2027-code-tables-tabular-index.zipSHA-256 37baa476323714be…
- ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions addenda (codes added, deleted and revised)Version FY2027 · effective 2026-10-01 · file icd10cm_codes_addenda_2027.txtSHA-256 cfba025073235af4…
- ICD-10 MS-DRG Definitions Manual v44 (text)Version v44 · effective 2026-10-01 · file fy2027-fr-icd10-ms-drg-definitions-manual-files-v44.zipSHA-256 ae4f6c11727fe91f…
- IPPS FY2027 Tables 6A-6K: new, invalid and revised ICD-10-CM/PCS codes, CC/MCC list changes and CC exclusionsVersion FY2027 (final rule; not reissued by CN3) · effective 2026-10-01 · file fy2027-ipps-fr-tables-6a-6k.zipSHA-256 ca0af87b0869a405…
- ICD-10-CM FY2027 POA-exempt codes (full list, additions, deletions and revisions)Version FY2027 · effective 2026-10-01 · file 2027-poa-exempt-codes.zipSHA-256 03f55091045024d0…
- ICD-10-CM to CMS-HCC V28 mappings, payment year 2027 initialVersion PY2027 initial ICD-10-CM mappings (dates of service 2026) · effective 2027-01-01 · file 2027 Initial ICD-10-CM Mappings.csvSHA-256 9c260b06d0dd2806…
- Medicare Coverage Database, current Billing and Coding Articles exportVersion MCD release 2026-10-08 · effective 2026-10-04 · file article.csvSHA-256 5e95c4a8ac3664be…
Codes from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM files (all chapters). Report the code that matches the documentation and the Official Guidelines; this list is not coding advice.