T85.01
Billable codeBreakdown (mechanical) of ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt
The ICD-10 code for breakdown (mechanical) of ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt is T85.01.
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- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- T85.02Displacement of ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt
- T85.03Leakage of ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt
- T85.09Other mechanical complication of ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt
- T85.01Breakdown (mechanical) of ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt