03.31 - Spinal Tap

The ICD 9 Code for Spinal tap is listed as 03.31.
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:	03.31
Description:	Spinal tap
Short Description:	Spinal tap

Chapter:	Operations on the nervous system
Subsection 1:	Operations on cranial and peripheral nerves
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code:	009U30Z - Drainage of Spinal Canal with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	009U3ZX - Drainage of Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	009U3ZZ - Drainage of Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	009U40Z - Drainage of Spinal Canal with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	009U4ZX - Drainage of Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	009U4ZZ - Drainage of Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 03.31:
03.32 - Biopsy of spinal cord or spinal meninges
03.39 - Other diagnostic procedures on spinal cord and spinal canal structures