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03.79 - Other Shunt Of Spinal Theca


The ICD 9 Code for Other shunt of spinal theca is listed as 03.79.
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: 03.79
Description: Other shunt of spinal theca
Short Description: Oth spinal thecal shunt
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: 001U074 - Bypass Spinal Canal to Pleural Cavity with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 001U079 - Bypass Spinal Canal to Fallopian Tube with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 001U0J4 - Bypass Spinal Canal to Pleural Cavity with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 001U0J9 - Bypass Spinal Canal to Fallopian Tube with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 001U0K4 - Bypass Spinal Canal to Pleural Cavity with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 001U0K9 - Bypass Spinal Canal to Fallopian Tube with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 001U374 - Bypass Spinal Canal to Pleural Cavity with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 001U379 - Bypass Spinal Canal to Fallopian Tube with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 001U3J4 - Bypass Spinal Canal to Pleural Cavity with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 001U3J9 - Bypass Spinal Canal to Fallopian Tube with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 001U3K4 - Bypass Spinal Canal to Pleural Cavity with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 001U3K9 - Bypass Spinal Canal to Fallopian Tube with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 03.79:
03.71 - Spinal subarachnoid-peritoneal shunt
03.72 - Spinal subarachnoid-ureteral shunt