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Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 388.61
Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Cerebrosp fluid otorrhea.
  • ICD-9-CM 388.61 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 388.61 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 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 388.61.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 388.61: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 388.61 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G96.0 Cerebrospinal fluid leak
388.61 Excludes
  • cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea (349.81)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 388.61:
  • Discharge
  • Otorrhea 388.60
    • cerebrospinal (fluid) 388.61
 388.60 ICD9Data.com 388.69 
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