Z45.41
BillableEncounter for adjustment and management of cerebrospinal fluid drainage device
This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).
What This Code Means
A patient visit to adjust or manage a cerebrospinal fluid drainage device, which is a tube or shunt that helps drain excess fluid from around the brain and spinal cord.
Coding Tips
- •Use this code for routine follow-up visits to check or adjust CSF drainage devices like ventriculoperitoneal shunts
- •Do not use this code if the visit is for complications or malfunction of the device; use a different code for those scenarios
Code Hierarchy
└Z45Encounter for adjustment and management of implanted device└Z45.4Encounter for adjustment and management of implanted nervous system device└Z45.41Encounter for adjustment and management of cerebrospinal fluid drainage device
└Z45.41Encounter for adjustment and management of cerebrospinal fluid drainage device