032 MS-DRG: VENTRICULAR SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC

Defining Codes (FY2026)

94 procedure codes appear in its surgical logic (Ventricular Shunt Procedures: 94): 0016070, 0016071, 0016072, 0016073, 0016074, 0016075, 0016076, 0016077, 0016078, 00160J0, 00160J1, 00160J2 and 82 more.

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and E). Assignment also depends on severity, discharge status and the rest of the claim.

Surgical Precedence (FY2026)

Within MDC 01, this DRG ranks 5 of 8 in CMS's surgical-class precedence order. When a claim qualifies for more than one surgical DRG in this MDC, the highest-ranked class applies.

• 1. Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage (DRGs 020-022)
• 2. Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis (DRGs 023-024)
• 3. Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures (DRGs 025-027)
• 4. Spinal Procedures (DRGs 028-030)
• 5. Ventricular Shunt Procedures (DRGs 031-033) — this DRG
• 6. Carotid Artery Stent Procedures (DRGs 034-036)
• 7. Extracranial Procedures (DRGs 037-039)
• 8. Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures (DRGs 040-042)

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix D. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 032 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Major Diagnostic Category

• MDC 01 — Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System[MDC]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026

Defining procedures (94)

• 0016070 — Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Nasopharynx with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• 0016071 — Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Mastoid Sinus with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• 0016072 — Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Atrium with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• 0016073 — Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Blood Vessel with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• 0016074 — Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Pleural Cavity with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• 0016075 — Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Intestine with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• 0016076 — Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Peritoneal Cavity with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• 0016077 — Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Urinary Tract with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• and 86 more

DRG family

• DRG 031 — VENTRICULAR SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH MCC[DRG family]: “VENTRICULAR SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH MCC — same CMS DRG family (031-033), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 031-033) · FY2026
• DRG 033 — VENTRICULAR SHUNT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC[DRG family]: “VENTRICULAR SHUNT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC — same CMS DRG family (031-033), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 031-033) · FY2026