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05190ZY

Bypass Right Brachial Vein to Upper Vein, 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 Bypass Right Brachial Vein to Upper Vein, 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 Bypass

Altering the route of passage of the contents of a tubular body part

Rerouting contents of a body part to a downstream area of the normal route, to a similar route and body part, or to an abnormal route and dissimilar body part. Includes one or more anastomoses, with or without the use of a device

For example

  • Coronary artery bypass, colostomy formation

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
051007Y Bypass Azygos Vein to Upper Vein with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
051009Y Bypass Azygos Vein to Upper Vein with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach Valid
05100AY Bypass Azygos Vein to Upper Vein with Autologous Arterial Tissue, Open Approach Valid
05100JY Bypass Azygos Vein to Upper Vein with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach Valid
05100KY Bypass Azygos Vein to Upper Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
05100ZY Bypass Azygos Vein to Upper Vein, Open Approach Valid
051047Y Bypass Azygos Vein to Upper Vein with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
051049Y Bypass Azygos Vein to Upper Vein with Autologous Venous Tissue, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
05104AY Bypass Azygos Vein to Upper Vein with Autologous Arterial Tissue, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
05104JY Bypass Azygos Vein to Upper Vein with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
05104KY Bypass Azygos Vein to Upper Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
05104ZY Bypass Azygos Vein to Upper Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid