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00W00KZ

Revision of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute in Brain, Open 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 Revision of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute in Brain, Open 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 Revision

Correcting, to the extent possible, a portion of a malfunctioning device or the position of a displaced device

Revision can include correcting a malfunctioning or displaced device by taking out or putting in components of the device such as a screw or pin

For example

  • Adjustment of position of pacemaker lead, recementing of hip prosthesis

4. Body Part Brain

Also covers

  • Cerebrum
  • Corpus callosum
  • Encephalon

5. Approach Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

6. Device Nonautologous Tissue Substitute

For example

  • Acellular Hydrated Dermis
  • Bone bank bone graft
  • Cook Biodesign(R) Fistula Plug(s)
  • Cook Biodesign(R) Hernia Graft(s)
  • Cook Biodesign(R) Layered Graft(s)
  • Cook Zenapro(tm) Layered Graft(s)
  • Fish skin
  • Kerecis(R) (GraftGuide) (MariGen) (SurgiBind) (SurgiClose)

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
00W000Z Revision of Drainage Device in Brain, Open Approach Valid
00W002Z Revision of Monitoring Device in Brain, Open Approach Valid
00W003Z Revision of Infusion Device in Brain, Open Approach Valid
00W007Z Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Brain, Open Approach Valid
00W00JZ Revision of Synthetic Substitute in Brain, Open Approach Valid
00W00MZ Revision of Neurostimulator Lead in Brain, Open Approach Valid
00W00YZ Revision of Other Device in Brain, Open Approach Valid
00W030Z Revision of Drainage Device in Brain, Percutaneous Approach Valid
00W032Z Revision of Monitoring Device in Brain, Percutaneous Approach Valid
00W033Z Revision of Infusion Device in Brain, Percutaneous Approach Valid
00W037Z Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Brain, Percutaneous Approach Valid
00W03JZ Revision of Synthetic Substitute in Brain, Percutaneous Approach Valid