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Below is a list summarizing the CPT codes for shunt and spinal CSF procedures.
CPT Code 63740
CPT 63740 describes the creation of a shunt, lumbar, subarachnoid-peritoneal, -pleural, or other, including laminectomy.
CPT Code 63741
CPT 63741 describes the percutaneous creation of a shunt, lumbar, subarachnoid-peritoneal, -pleural, or other without requiring a laminectomy.
CPT Code 63744
CPT 63744 describes replacing, rinsing, or revising a lumbosubarachnoid shunt.
CPT Code 63746
CPT 63746 describes the removal of an entire lumbosubarachnoid shunt system without replacement.
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