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04BL0ZX

Excision of Left Femoral Artery, Open Approach, Diagnostic

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 Excision of Left Femoral Artery, Open Approach, Diagnostic

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 Excision

Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies

For example

  • Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy

4. Body Part Femoral Artery, Left

Also covers

  • Circumflex iliac artery
  • Deep femoral artery
  • Descending genicular artery
  • External pudendal artery
  • Superficial epigastric artery

5. Approach Open

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

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
04B00ZX Excision of Abdominal Aorta, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
04B00ZZ Excision of Abdominal Aorta, Open Approach Valid
04B03ZX Excision of Abdominal Aorta, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
04B03ZZ Excision of Abdominal Aorta, Percutaneous Approach Valid
04B04ZX Excision of Abdominal Aorta, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
04B04ZZ Excision of Abdominal Aorta, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
04B10ZX Excision of Celiac Artery, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
04B10ZZ Excision of Celiac Artery, Open Approach Valid
04B13ZX Excision of Celiac Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
04B13ZZ Excision of Celiac Artery, Percutaneous Approach Valid
04B14ZX Excision of Celiac Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
04B14ZZ Excision of Celiac Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid