00163KB

PCS Procedure

Bypass Cereb Vent to Cereb Cistern w Nonaut Sub, Perc

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

About ICD-10-PCS code 00163KB

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.

Procedure Details

Section
[0] Medical and Surgical
Body System
Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves
Root Operation
Bypass

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation
Bypass

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

Approach · Approach
Percutaneous

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

Adjacent Procedure Codes