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01.23 - Reopening Of Craniotomy Site


The ICD 9 Code for Reopening of craniotomy site is listed as 01.23.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Volume 3 (PCS) Field Value
Procedure Code: 01.23
Description: Reopening of craniotomy site
Short Description: Reopen craniotomy site
Chapter: Operations on the nervous system
Subsection 1: Incision and excision of skull, brain, and cerebral meninges
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0WJ10ZZ - Inspection of Cranial Cavity, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 01.23:
01.20 - Cranial implantation or replacement of neurostimulator pulse generator
01.21 - Incision and drainage of cranial sinus
01.22 - Removal of intracranial neurostimulator lead(s)
01.24 - Other craniotomy
01.25 - Other craniectomy
01.26 - Insertion of catheter(s) into cranial cavity or tissue
01.27 - Removal of catheter(s) from cranial cavity or tissue
01.28 - Placement of intracerebral catheter(s) via burr hole(s)
01.29 - Removal of cranial neurostimulator pulse generator