ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 03 Upper Arteries › 03P Upper Arteries, Removal › 03PYX0Z
Removal of Drainage Device from Upper Artery, External Approach
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
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.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Removal of Drainage Device from Upper Artery, 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 Upper Artery
Also covers
- Aortic intercostal artery
- Bronchial artery
- Esophageal artery
- Subcostal artery
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
6. Device Drainage Device
For example
- Cystostomy tube
- Foley catheter
- Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter
- Thoracostomy tube
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 03PY00Z | Removal of Drainage Device from Upper Artery, Open Approach | Valid |
| 03PY02Z | Removal of Monitoring Device from Upper Artery, Open Approach | Valid |
| 03PY03Z | Removal of Infusion Device from Upper Artery, Open Approach | Valid |
| 03PY07Z | Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Upper Artery, Open Approach | Valid |
| 03PY0CZ | Removal of Extraluminal Device from Upper Artery, Open Approach | Valid |
| 03PY0DZ | Removal of Intraluminal Device from Upper Artery, Open Approach | Valid |
| 03PY0JZ | Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Upper Artery, Open Approach | Valid |
| 03PY0KZ | Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Upper Artery, Open Approach | Valid |
| 03PY0MZ | Removal of Stimulator Lead from Upper Artery, Open Approach | Valid |
| 03PY0YZ | Removal of Other Device from Upper Artery, Open Approach | Valid |
| 03PY30Z | Removal of Drainage Device from Upper Artery, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 03PY32Z | Removal of Monitoring Device from Upper Artery, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |