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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

G97.5Postprocedural hemorrhage of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedure

Not billable — use a more specific code

G97.5 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 2 more specific codes beneath it.Short description: Postproc hemor of a nervous sys org following a procedure

Code last changed in FY2017 (effective October 1, 2016). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About G97.5

G97.5 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for postprocedural hemorrhage of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedure. It belongs to category G97 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified), block G89-G99 (other disorders of the nervous system) and chapter 6 (diseases of the nervous system). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 2 subcodes must be used instead.

Within G97 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified), G97.5 is specifically for postprocedural hemorrhage of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedure. Related codes cover cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture (G97.0), other reaction to spinal and lumbar puncture (G97.1), intracranial hypotension following ventricular shunting (G97.2), intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure complicating a procedure (G97.3), accidental puncture and laceration of a nervous system organ or structure during a procedure (G97.4), postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedure (G97.6) and other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system (G97.8).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: G97.51 (procedure) and G97.52 (procedure).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015, and changed in FY2017 (title revised).

Specific codes under G97.5

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to G97.5.

› From G97 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
  • intraoperative and postprocedural cerebrovascular infarction (I97.81-, I97.82-)

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 6: Diseases of the nervous system.

Codes whose notes reference G97.5

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • FY2017 (effective 10/1/2016): Title revised — was “Postprocedural hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedure”

Common questions about G97.5

Is G97.5 billable?

No. G97.5 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.