Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 997.01
Central nervous system complication
  • Short description: Surg complication - cns.
  • ICD-9-CM 997.01 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 997.01 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 997.01.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 997.01: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 997.01 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G97.81 Other intraoperative complications of nervous system
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G97.82 Other postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system
Approximate Synonyms
  • Anoxic brain damage during AND/OR resulting from a procedure
  • Anoxic brain damage resulting from a procedure
  • Postprocedural anoxic brain damage
  • Postprocedural central nervous system complication
  • Postprocedural cns complication
  • Postprocedural tethered cord syndrome
  • Tethered cord syndrome after procedure
997.01 Excludes
  • Cerebrovascular hemorrhage or infarction (997.02)
Applies To
  • Anoxic brain damage
  • Cerebral hypoxia
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 997.01:
  • Anoxia 799.02
    • cerebral 348.1
      • with
        • abortion - see Abortion, by type, with specified complication NEC
        • ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.8
        • molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.8
      • complicating
        • delivery (cesarean) (instrumental) 669.4
        • ectopic or molar pregnancy 639.8
        • obstetric anesthesia or sedation 668.2
      • during or resulting from a procedure 997.01
      • following
      • newborn (see also Distress, fetal, liveborn infant) 770.88
  • Damage
  • Hypoxia (see also Anoxia) 799.02
    • cerebral 348.1
      • during or resulting from a procedure 997.01
      • newborn 770.88
  • Pseudomeningocele (cerebral) (infective) 349.2
    • postprocedural 997.01
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • hyperperfusion 997.01
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 997.01 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services. Can't find a code? Start at the root of ICD-9-CM, check the 2012 ICD-9-CM Index or use the search engine at the top of this page to lookup any code.