Billable Medical Code for Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 349.81
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 349.81.
The Short Description Is: Cerebrospinal rhinorrhea.
Known As
CSF Leak is also known as rhinorrhea, and cerebrospinal fluid
Neurogenic Claudication Definition and Symptoms
CSF Leak is when the fluid that surrounds the brain drains into the nose. Symptoms are light sensitivity, neck stiffness, a headache that worsens upon standing, and drainage from the nose or ear.