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00160J5

00160J5 — Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Intestine with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Bypass Cereb Vent to Intestine with Synth Sub, Open Approach

How 00160J5 is built

Every ICD-10-PCS code is seven independent character positions. Each one is a separate decision, and the meaning of a character depends on the positions before it.

  1. 0SectionMedical and Surgical — What family of procedure this is
  2. 0Body systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 1Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 6Body partThe specific site
  5. 0ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. JDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. 5QualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 00160J5

In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.

  • 0016078Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Bone Marrow with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
  • 001607ABypass Cerebral Ventricle to Subgaleal Space with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
  • 001607BBypass Cerebral Ventricle to Cerebral Cisterns with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160J0Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Nasopharynx with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160J1Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Mastoid Sinus with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160J2Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Atrium with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160J3Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Blood Vessel with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160J4Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Pleural Cavity with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160J5Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Intestine with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160J6Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Peritoneal Cavity with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160J7Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Urinary Tract with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160J8Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Bone Marrow with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160JABypass Cerebral Ventricle to Subgaleal Space with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160JBBypass Cerebral Ventricle to Cerebral Cisterns with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160K0Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Nasopharynx with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160K1Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Mastoid Sinus with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160K2Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Atrium with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026