03.98 - Removal Of Spinal Thecal Shunt

The ICD 9 Code for Removal of spinal thecal shunt is listed as 03.98.
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:	03.98
Description:	Removal of spinal thecal shunt
Short Description:	Remove spine theca 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:	00PU0JZ - Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Spinal Canal, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	00PU3JZ - Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	00PU4JZ - Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 03.98:
03.90 - Insertion of catheter into spinal canal for infusion of therapeutic or palliative substances
03.91 - Injection of anesthetic into spinal canal for analgesia
03.92 - Injection of other agent into spinal canal
03.93 - Implantation or replacement of spinal neurostimulator lead(s)
03.94 - Removal of spinal neurostimulator lead(s)
03.95 - Spinal blood patch
03.96 - Percutaneous denervation of facet
03.97 - Revision of spinal thecal shunt
03.99 - Other operations on spinal cord and spinal canal structures