G97.6

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

Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 9 never code together

G97code

Excludes2

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

G00-G99chapter

Excludes2

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes

No further instructional notes apply.

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Alongside this code 7 same parent — G97

G97.0 Cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture G97.1 Other reaction to spinal and lumbar puncture G97.2 Intracranial hypotension following ventricular shunting G97.3 Intraop hemor/hemtom of a nervous sys org comp a procedure category G97.4 Accidental pnctr & lac of a nervous system org dur proc category G97.5 Postproc hemor of a nervous sys org following a procedure category G97.8 Oth intraop and postproc comp and disorders of nervous sys category

Subordinate codes 4

G97.61 Postp hematoma of a nervous sys org fol a nervous sys proc G97.62 Postproc hematoma of a nervous sys org fol other procedure G97.63 Postproc seroma of a nervous sys org fol a nervous sys proc G97.64 Postproc seroma of a nervous sys org fol other procedure

Medications 5

1336 Nervous System Diseases drugs 131 Nervous System Neoplasms drugs 31 Trauma, Nervous System drugs 12 Nervous System Malformations drugs 693 Central Nervous System Diseases drugs

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This code

Billable: no
Code set: FY2026
Parent: G97
Block: G89-G99
Siblings: 7
Subordinate: 4

Present FY2024–FY2027.