02.21 - Insertion Or Replacement Of External Ventricular Drain [EVD]
The ICD 9 Code for Insertion or replacement of external ventricular drain [EVD] is listed as 02.21.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Volume 3 (PCS) Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Procedure Code: | 02.21 |
| Description: | Insertion or replacement of external ventricular drain [EVD] |
| Short Description: | Insert/replace EVD |
| Chapter: | Operations on the nervous system |
| Subsection 1: | Other operations on skull, brain, and cerebral meninges |
| ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 009600Z - Drainage of Cerebral Ventricle with Drainage Device, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 009630Z - Drainage of Cerebral Ventricle with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 009640Z - Drainage of Cerebral Ventricle with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 02.21: | |
| 02.22 - Intracranial ventricular shunt or anastomosis | |