00163KBBillable procedure code

Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Cerebral Cisterns with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Approach

Medical and Surgical·Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves·Table 001·FY 2027

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 00163KB: Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Cerebral Cisterns with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Approach. Table 001, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves body system. The approach used is Percutaneous.

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What the code means

Bypass: root operation

Altering the route of passage of the contents of a tubular body part

Rerouting contents of a body part to a downstream area of the normal route, to a similar route and body part, or to an abnormal route and dissimilar body part. Includes one or more anastomoses, with or without the use of a device

Includes: Coronary artery bypass, colostomy formation

Percutaneous: approach

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure