G97.81 Other intraoperative complications of nervous system

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

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-)

Applies from G97.8 Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system

Use additional code

• code to further specify disorder

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 091-093 in MDC 01.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 997.01 Central nervous system complication (approximate)
• 997.09 Other nervous system complications (approximate)

Diagnosis Index entries for G97.81

• Anoxia (pathological) › cerebral › during a procedure
• Complication (s) (from) (of) › intraoperative (intraprocedural) › specified NEC › nervous system
• Hypoxia › cerebral, during a procedure NEC

Nearby codes

• G97.61 Postprocedural hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure following a nervous system procedure
• G97.62 Postprocedural hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure following other procedure
• G97.63 Postprocedural seroma of a nervous system organ or structure following a nervous system procedure
• G97.64 Postprocedural seroma of a nervous system organ or structure following other procedure
• G97.8 Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system
• G97.81 Other intraoperative complications of nervous system (this code)
• G97.82 Other postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system
• G97.83 Intracranial hypotension following lumbar cerebrospinal fluid shunting
• G97.84 Intracranial hypotension following other procedure