2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sense Organs 320-389 > Diseases Of The Ear And Mastoid Process 380-389 > Other Disorders Of Ear 388.* > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 388.61 Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 388.61 Discharge of cerebrospinal fluid through the external auditory meatus or through the eustachian tube into the nasopharynx. This is usually associated with CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA (e.g., SKULL FRACTURE involving the TEMPORAL BONE), NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES, or other conditions, but may rarely occur spontaneously. (From Am J Otol 1995 Nov;16 388.61 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 388.61 contains 2 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 388.* hierarchy 388.61 Excludes cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea (349.81)  Index entries containing 388.61: Discharge ear 388.60 cerebrospinal fluid 388.61 Otorrhea 388.60 cerebrospinal (fluid) 388.61