2007 ICD-9-CM Procedure 54.94 Creation of peritoneovascular shunt An operation for the continuous emptying of ascitic fluid into the venous system. Fluid removal is based on intraperitoneal and intrathoracic superior vena cava pressure differentials and is performed via a pressure-sensitive one-way valve connected to a tube traversing the subcutaneous tissue of the chest wall to the neck where it enters the internal jugular vein and terminates in the superior vena cava. It is used in the treatment of intractable ascites. 54.94 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 54.94 contains 7 index entries View the full Volume 3 54.* hierarchy 54.94 also known as: Peritoneovenous shunt Index entries containing 54.94: Formation shunt abdominovenous 54.94 peritoneojugular 54.94 peritoneo-vascular 54.94 Shunt -- see also Anastomosis and Bypass, vascular abdominovenous 54.94 peritoneal-jugular 54.94 peritoneo-vascular 54.94 peritoneovenous 54.94