G97.6Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedure

G97.6 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for postprocedural hematoma and seroma 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 4 subcodes must be used instead.

Within G97 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system, not elsewhere classified), G97.6 is specifically for postprocedural hematoma and seroma 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 hemorrhage of a nervous system organ or structure following a procedure (G97.5) and other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system (G97.8).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: G97.61 (procedure), G97.62 (procedure), G97.63 (procedure) and G97.64 (procedure).

It was added in FY2017, effective October 1, 2016.