ICD-10-PCS

00163J3

Bypass Cereb Vent to Blood Vess w Synth Sub, Perc

V44.0 O.R. procedure

An operating room procedure. An O.R. procedure drives DRG assignment on its own, so it can change the MDC and MS-DRG regardless of the principal diagnosis.

MDC assignment

This code appears under more than one MDC. Which applies depends on the rest of the encounter, so group the claim to settle it.

MDC 01 Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System

Ventricular Shunt Procedures

031 032 033

MDC 17 Myeloproliferative Diseases and Disorders, Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms

Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures

820 821 822

MDC 17 Myeloproliferative Diseases and Disorders, Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms

Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major O.R. Procedures

826 827 828

MDC 21 Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs

Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries

907 908 909

MDC 24 Multiple Significant Trauma

Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma

Applies only when the stay qualifies as multiple significant trauma

957 958 959

Group a claim with this code

00163J3 reaches 5 DRG groups across 4 MDCs. Enter it with a principal diagnosis to see which one it lands in.

Open the MS-DRG grouper