Medicare Data Utilities Appendices

Appendix Q International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) Surgery Codes (v18)
The following claim-level variables reference this Appendix:
surg01 Surgical procedure claim code 1
01 INCISE-EXCIS BRAIN/SKULL*
010 CRANIAL PUNCTURE*
0101 CISTERNAL PUNCTURE
0102 VENTRICL SHUNT TUBE PUNC
0109 CRANIAL PUNCTURE NEC
011 SKULL/BRAIN DX PROCEDURE*
0111 CLOS CEREB MENINGES BX
0112 OPEN CEREB MENINGES BX
0113 CLOSED BRAIN BIOPSY
0114 OPEN BRAIN BIOPSY
0115 SKULL BIOPSY
0118 OTHER BRAIN DX PROCEDURE
0119 OTHER SKULL DX PROCEDURE
012 CRANIOTOMY & CRANIECTOMY*
0121 CRANIAL SINUS I & D
0122 REMOV INTRACRAN STIMULAT
0123 REOPEN CRANIOTOMY SITE
0124 OTHER CRANIOTOMY
0125 OTHER CRANIECTOMY
013 INCISE BRAIN & MENINGES*
0131 INCISE CEREBRAL MENINGES
0132 LOBOTOMY & TRACTOTOMY
0139 OTHER BRAIN INCISION
014 THALAMUS/GLOBUS PALL OP*
0141 THALAMUS OPERATIONS
0142 GLOBUS PALLIDUS OPS
015 EXCISE BRAIN & MENINGES*
0151 EX CEREB MENINGEAL LES
0152 HEMISPHERECTOMY
0153 BRAIN LOBECTOMY
0159 OTHER BRAIN EXCISION
016 EXCISE SKULL LESION
02 OTHER SKULL/BRAIN OPS*
020 CRANIOPLASTY*
0201 LINEAR CRANIECTOMY
0202 ELEVATE SKULL FX FRAGMNT
0203 SKULL FLAP FORMATION
0204 BONE GRAFT TO SKULL
0205 SKULL PLATE INSERTION
0206 CRANIAL OSTEOPLASTY NEC
0207 SKULL PLATE REMOVAL
021 CEREBRAL MENINGES REPAIR*
0211 SIMPLE SUTURE OF DURA
0212 BRAIN MENINGE REPAIR NEC
0213 MENINGE VESSEL LIGATION
0214 CHOROID PLEXECTOMY
022 VENTRICULOSTOMY
023 EXTRACRAN VENTRICL SHUNT*
0231 VENTRICL SHUNT-HEAD/NECK
0232 VENTRI SHUNT-CIRCULA SYS
0233 VENTRICL SHUNT-THORAX