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00160K3

00160K3Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Blood Vessel with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Bypass Cereb Vent to Blood Vess w Nonaut Sub, Open

How 00160K3 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. KDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. 3QualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 00160K3

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

  • 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
  • 00160K3Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Blood Vessel with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160K4Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Pleural Cavity with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160K5Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Intestine with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160K6Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Peritoneal Cavity with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160K7Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Urinary Tract with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160K8Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Bone Marrow with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160KABypass Cerebral Ventricle to Subgaleal Space with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160KBBypass Cerebral Ventricle to Cerebral Cisterns with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
  • 00160ZBBypass Cerebral Ventricle to Cerebral Cisterns, Open Approach
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