1. G96 Other disorders of central nervous system

    1. G96.0 Cerebrospinal fluid leak

      1. G96.00 Cerebrospinal fluid leak, unspecified

      2. G96.01 Cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak, spontaneous

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Otorrhea due to spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid CSF leak
        • Rhinorrhea due to spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid CSF leak
        • Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak from skull base
      3. G96.02 Spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak, spontaneous

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak from spine
      4. G96.08 Other cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Postoperative cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
        • Traumatic cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak
      5. G96.09 Other spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Other spinal CSF leak
        • Postoperative spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak
        • Traumatic spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak
    2. G96.1 Disorders of meninges, not elsewhere classified

      1. G96.11 Dural tear

      2. G96.12 Meningeal adhesions (cerebral) (spinal)

      3. G96.19 Other disorders of meninges, not elsewhere classified

        • G96.191 Perineural cyst

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Cervical nerve root cyst
          • Lumbar nerve root cyst
          • Sacral nerve root cyst
          • Tarlov cyst
          • Thoracic nerve root cyst
        • G96.198 Other disorders of meninges, not elsewhere classified
    3. G96.8 Other specified disorders of central nervous system

      1. G96.81 Intracranial hypotension

        • G96.810 Intracranial hypotension, unspecified
        • G96.811 Intracranial hypotension, spontaneous
        • G96.819 Other intracranial hypotension
      2. G96.89 Other specified disorders of central nervous system

    4. G96.9 Disorder of central nervous system, unspecified

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.