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00RQ4JZ

Replacement of Vagus Nerve with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

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

Valid FY2018 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2018 to now.

  1. FY2018 Added to the code set Replacement of Vagus Nerve with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 Replacement

Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place and/or function of all or a portion of a body part

The body part may have been taken out or replaced, or may be taken out, physically eradicated, or rendered nonfunctional during the Replacement procedure. A Removal procedure is coded for taking out the device used in a previous replacement procedure

For example

  • Total hip replacement, bone graft, free skin graft

4. Body Part Vagus Nerve

Also covers

  • Anterior vagal trunk
  • Pharyngeal plexus
  • Pneumogastric nerve
  • Posterior vagal trunk
  • Pulmonary plexus
  • Recurrent laryngeal nerve
  • Superior laryngeal nerve
  • Tenth cranial nerve

5. Approach Percutaneous Endoscopic

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

6. Device Synthetic Substitute

For example

  • AbioCor(R) Total Replacement Heart
  • AMPLATZER(R) Muscular VSD Occluder
  • Annuloplasty ring
  • Bard(R) Composix(R) (E/X)(LP) mesh
  • Bard(R) Composix(R) Kugel(R) patch
  • Bard(R) Dulex(tm) mesh
  • Bard(R) Ventralex(tm) hernia patch
  • Barricaid(R) Annular Closure Device (ACD)

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
00R107Z Replacement of Cerebral Meninges with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
00R10JZ Replacement of Cerebral Meninges with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach Valid
00R10KZ Replacement of Cerebral Meninges with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
00R147Z Replacement of Cerebral Meninges with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
00R14JZ Replacement of Cerebral Meninges with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
00R14KZ Replacement of Cerebral Meninges with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
00R207Z Replacement of Dura Mater with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
00R20JZ Replacement of Dura Mater with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach Valid
00R20KZ Replacement of Dura Mater with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
00R247Z Replacement of Dura Mater with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
00R24JZ Replacement of Dura Mater with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
00R24KZ Replacement of Dura Mater with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid