Neurosurgery Shunt Coding Chart
Posted on 18. May, 2009 by Editor in Toolkit
Tip: You can report +62160 if your MD documents using a neuroendoscope.
Before selecting a code for initial shunt placement, you should read your neurosurgeon’s documentation to determine the locations of both the proximal (beginning) and terminal (drain site) portions of the shunt. Let this chart be your guarantee you’ll never making a shunt coding misstep in the future.
Notes:
*The -atrial, -auricular, and -jugular shunts require your neurosurgeon to also place a venous catheter, which payers bundle into the primary procedure (62190 or 62220).
**If your neurosurgeon uses a neuroendoscope during 62225/62230, you can report +62160 (Neuroendoscopy, intracranial, for placement or replacement of ventricular catheter and attachment to shunt system or external drainage [List separately in addition to code for primary procedure]) in addition to the primary procedure.
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