T85.01

T85.01: Breakdown (mechanical) of ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T85.01 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for breakdown (mechanical) of ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.

This code requires a 7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T85

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T85.01

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on T85: Complications of other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

failure and rejection of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Malfunction›ventricular(communicating shunt)
Breakdown›device, graft or implant›ventricular intracranial shunt
Complication›ventricular›mechanical›breakdown
Complication›prosthetic device or implant›mechanical NEC›ventricular shunt›breakdown

T85.01: Breakdown (mechanical) of ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt

This code requires a 7th character

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T85.01

Risk adjustment

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Code history

Code to one of these instead T85.01

Other codes under T85.0