G97.1 Other reaction to spinal and lumbar puncture

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Headache due to lumbar puncture
• Other reaction to spinal dural puncture

Code also

• , if applicable, any associated headache with orthostatic component (R51.0)

Applies from G97 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2 (not included here)

• intraoperative and postprocedural cerebrovascular infarction (I97.81-, I97.82-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 102-103 in MDC 01.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 349.0 Reaction to spinal or lumbar puncture (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to G97.1

Back-references to G97.1

• Type 2 Excludes: G44 Other headache syndromes ("headache due to lumbar puncture (G97.1)")

Diagnosis Index entries for G97.1

• Complication (s) (from) (of) › lumbar puncture
• Complication (s) (from) (of) › lumbar puncture › headache or reaction
• Complication (s) (from) (of) › postoperative › lumbar puncture
• Complication (s) (from) (of) › puncture, spinal
• Complication (s) (from) (of) › puncture, spinal › headache or reaction
• Complication (s) (from) (of) › spinal › puncture or tap
• Complication (s) (from) (of) › spinal › puncture or tap › headache or reaction
• Headache › lumbar puncture
• Headache › postspinal puncture
• Headache › spinal fluid loss (from puncture)
• Reaction › fluid loss, cerebrospinal
• Reaction › lumbar puncture
• Reaction › spinal puncture
• Reaction › spinal puncture › dural
• Syncope (near) (pre-) › due to spinal (lumbar) puncture

Nearby codes

• G97 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified
• G97.0 Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture
• G97.1 Other reaction to spinal and lumbar puncture (this code)
• G97.2 Intracranial hypotension following ventricular shunting
• G97.3 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure complicating a procedure
• G97.31 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure complicating a nervous system procedure
• G97.32 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure complicating other procedure
• G97.4 Accidental puncture and laceration of a nervous system organ or structure during a procedure