T85.01XA

T85.01XA: Breakdown (mechanical) of ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt, initial encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

T85.01XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for breakdown (mechanical) of ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check T85.01XA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "A": initial encounter

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 T85.01XA

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.

Medicare coverage

T85.01XA is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A56747Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
A56805Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.