Z98.2

Z98.2: Presence of cerebrospinal fluid drainage device

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z98.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for presence of cerebrospinal fluid drainage device. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Presence of CSF shunt

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z98.2

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

Written on Z98: Other postprocedural states

aftercare (Z43-Z49, Z51)
follow-up medical care (Z08-Z09)
Fontan related circulation (I27.84-)
postprocedural complication - see Alphabetical Index

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Z98.2 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Ventriculostomy status
Device›cerebral ventricle in situ(communicating)
Device›drainage, cerebrospinal fluid, in situ
Presence›cerebrospinal fluid drainage device
Presence›CSF shunt
Shunt›cerebral ventricle in situ(communicating)
Valve, valvular›cerebral ventricle in situ(communicating)
Status›shunt›cerebrospinal fluid
Status›shunt›ventricular(communicating) ( for drainage)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.