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00P0XMZ

Removal of Neurostimulator Lead from Brain, External Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Removal of Neurostimulator Lead from Brain, External Approach

What this code says

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

3. Root operation Removal

Taking out or off a device from a body part

If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL

For example

  • Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal

4. Body Part Brain

Also covers

  • Cerebrum
  • Corpus callosum
  • Encephalon

5. Approach External

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
00P000Z Removal of Drainage Device from Brain, Open Approach Valid
00P002Z Removal of Monitoring Device from Brain, Open Approach Valid
00P003Z Removal of Infusion Device from Brain, Open Approach Valid
00P007Z Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Brain, Open Approach Valid
00P00JZ Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Brain, Open Approach Valid
00P00KZ Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Brain, Open Approach Valid
00P00MZ Removal of Neurostimulator Lead from Brain, Open Approach Valid
00P00YZ Removal of Other Device from Brain, Open Approach Valid
00P030Z Removal of Drainage Device from Brain, Percutaneous Approach Valid
00P032Z Removal of Monitoring Device from Brain, Percutaneous Approach Valid
00P033Z Removal of Infusion Device from Brain, Percutaneous Approach Valid
00P037Z Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Brain, Percutaneous Approach Valid