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2007 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sense Organs 320-389 > Other Disorders Of The Central Nervous System 340-349 > Other And Unspecified Disorders Of The Nervous System 349.* >

2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 349.81

Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea

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  • Discharge of cerebrospinal fluid through the nose. Common etiologies include trauma, neoplasms, and prior surgery, although the condition may occur spontaneously. (Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1997 Apr;116(4):442-9)
  • 349.81 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 349.81 contains 2 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 349.* hierarchy

349.81 excludes:

  • cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea (388.61)

Index entries containing 349.81:

Fistula (sinus) 686.9
  • cerebrospinal (fluid) 349.81
Rhinorrhea 478.19
  • cerebrospinal (fluid) 349.81