AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2021 Issue 4; ICD-10-PCS New/Revised Codes

Ultrasonic Surgical Aspiration of Brain

In code Table 00D, Extraction of Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves, the body part values 0 Brain and 7 Cerebral Hemisphere, have been added to identify procedures such as microsurgical hemispherotomy performed using cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspiration as shown below. Body Part Approach Device Qualifier 0 Brain 7 Cerebral Hemisphere 0 Open 3 Percutaneous 4 Percutaneous Endoscopic Z No Device Z No Qualifier The Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator (CUSA) uses ultrasonic frequencies/vibrations to destroy and emulsify target tissues. The ultrasound waves cause the cells to separate from one another while the device irrigates the area with sterile saline...

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