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Wiki Help coding CSF shunt - drainage cath only

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My surgeon is working with a neurosurgeon to put in a CSF shunt (62223). He is only placing the drain in the peritoneal space for the CSF drainage. What code should I use, he wants to use 62160 ???

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we use the 62223 with modifier 62 and get with the neurosurgeon to see how they bill - should be a co-surgery. Medicare will deny for records but once we send them in they pay.
 
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