G97.4
Header — not billableAccidental puncture and laceration of a nervous system organ or structure during a procedure
The ICD-10 code for accidental puncture and laceration of a nervous system organ or structure during a procedure is G97.4.
G97.4 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under G97.4
Related codes in this category
- G97.0Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture
- G97.1Other reaction to spinal and lumbar puncture
- G97.2Intracranial hypotension following ventricular shunting
- G97.3Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure complicating a procedurenon-billable header
- G97.5Postprocedural hemorrhage of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedurenon-billable header
- G97.6Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedurenon-billable header
- G97.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous systemnon-billable header
- G97.4Accidental puncture and laceration of a nervous system organ or structure during a procedurenon-billable header