CPT^® 62223, Under Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 62223 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt Procedures.

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The provider places a shunt, or tube, leading from the ventricles of the brain to the abdominal cavity, pleural cavity, or other terminus, meaning another location to drain. Providers perform the procedure to treat diseases, such as hydrocephalus, where the ventricles enlarge with CSF and to drain CSF to another area of the body. The provider may use an endoscope to perform the procedure.

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62223 Modifier - VP Shunt placed during global period

Patient is global for craniotomy for tumor excision. During global period, developed new DX of hydrocephalus. Doctor takes patient to surgery and places VP shunt (CPT 62223) My question is whether thi... [ Read More ]

cpt code 62223 billed with 61781 and 69990 is this payable?

[QUOTE="melanied, post: 491701, member: 39793"] Our Neurosurgeon did a 62223 and used stereotactic navigation 61781 and the microscope is the payable? Medicare says the 61781 is for reporting purpose... [ Read More ]

cpt code 62223 billed with 61781 and 69990 is this payable?

Our Neurosurgeon did a 62223 and used stereotactic navigation 61781 and the microscope is the payable? Medicare says the 61781 is for reporting purposes on the ERA. Thank you... [ Read More ]

Creation of shunt/reprogramming cerebrospinal shunt

Our physician performed a creation of shunt; ventriculo-peritoneal, -pleural, other terminus(62223) and also reprogrammed a prior shunt in the lumbar peritoneal area(62252). Can he code both due to t... [ Read More ]

ventriculo-subgaleal shunt

Sorry for the delayed response. I came up with 62223 also. Thanks... [ Read More ]

ventriculo-subgaleal shunt

[QUOTE="MsAnna, post: 484893, member: 12499"] Me too? Did you find anything? I've been looking on line and not finding anything. Wondering if unlisted. [/QUOTE] Looking at 62223, it says ventricular-... [ Read More ]

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HELP! How do you code Right Ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement and programming of programmable valve? I used 62223 to create the CSF shunt and 62252 to program the programmable valve. According to... [ Read More ]

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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt question

Hello to anyone who will be able to answer my question My provider is doing an implantation of right frontal ventriculoperitoneal shunt with codman programmable valve and programming of valve. He wa... [ Read More ]

Help coding CSF shunt - drainage cath only

we use the 62223 with modifier 62 and get with the neurosurgeon to see how they bill - should be a co-surgery. Medicare will deny for records but once we send them in they pay.... [ Read More ]

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