G96.811 Intracranial hypotension, spontaneous

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from G96.81 Intracranial hypotension

Code also

• any associated diagnoses, such as:
• Brachial amyotrophy (G54.5)
• Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spine (G96.02)
• Cranial nerve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere (G53)
• Nerve root and compressions in diseases classified elsewhere (G55)
• Nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous system (I67.6)
• Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (I61.-)
• Nontraumatic subdural hemorrhage (I62.0-)
• Other and unspecified cord compression (G95.2-)
• Other secondary parkinsonism (G21.8)
• Reversible cerebrovascular vasoconstriction syndrome (I67.841)
• Spinal cord herniation (G95.89)
• Stroke (I63.-)
• Syringomyelia (G95.0)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 070-072 in MDC 01.

Code annotations containing back-references to G96.811

Back-references to G96.81

• Code Also: G96.0 Cerebrospinal fluid leak ("intracranial hypotension (G96.81-)")
• Code Also: G96.11 Dural tear ("intracranial hypotension, if applicable (G96.81-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for G96.811

• Hypotension (arterial) (constitutional) › intracranial › spontaneous

Nearby codes

• G96.191 Perineural cyst
• G96.198 Other disorders of meninges, not elsewhere classified
• G96.8 Other specified disorders of central nervous system
• G96.81 Intracranial hypotension
• G96.810 Intracranial hypotension, unspecified
• G96.811 Intracranial hypotension, spontaneous (this code)
• G96.819 Other intracranial hypotension
• G96.89 Other specified disorders of central nervous system
• G96.9 Disorder of central nervous system, unspecified