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055

Upper Veins, Destruction

Not billableICD-10-PCS procedure code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 78 more specific codes instead:

  • 05500ZZ Destruction of Azygos Vein, Open Approach
  • 05503ZZ Destruction of Azygos Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05504ZZ Destruction of Azygos Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05510ZZ Destruction of Hemiazygos Vein, Open Approach
  • 05513ZZ Destruction of Hemiazygos Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05514ZZ Destruction of Hemiazygos Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05530ZZ Destruction of Right Innominate Vein, Open Approach
  • 05533ZZ Destruction of Right Innominate Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05534ZZ Destruction of Right Innominate Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05540ZZ Destruction of Left Innominate Vein, Open Approach
  • 05543ZZ Destruction of Left Innominate Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05544ZZ Destruction of Left Innominate Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05550ZZ Destruction of Right Subclavian Vein, Open Approach
  • 05553ZZ Destruction of Right Subclavian Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05554ZZ Destruction of Right Subclavian Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05560ZZ Destruction of Left Subclavian Vein, Open Approach
  • 05563ZZ Destruction of Left Subclavian Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05564ZZ Destruction of Left Subclavian Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05570ZZ Destruction of Right Axillary Vein, Open Approach
  • 05573ZZ Destruction of Right Axillary Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05574ZZ Destruction of Right Axillary Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05580ZZ Destruction of Left Axillary Vein, Open Approach
  • 05583ZZ Destruction of Left Axillary Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05584ZZ Destruction of Left Axillary Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05590ZZ Destruction of Right Brachial Vein, Open Approach
  • 05593ZZ Destruction of Right Brachial Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05594ZZ Destruction of Right Brachial Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 055A0ZZ Destruction of Left Brachial Vein, Open Approach
  • 055A3ZZ Destruction of Left Brachial Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 055A4ZZ Destruction of Left Brachial Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 055B0ZZ Destruction of Right Basilic Vein, Open Approach
  • 055B3ZZ Destruction of Right Basilic Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 055B4ZZ Destruction of Right Basilic Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 055C0ZZ Destruction of Left Basilic Vein, Open Approach
  • 055C3ZZ Destruction of Left Basilic Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 055C4ZZ Destruction of Left Basilic Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 055D0ZZ Destruction of Right Cephalic Vein, Open Approach
  • 055D3ZZ Destruction of Right Cephalic Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 055D4ZZ Destruction of Right Cephalic Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 055F0ZZ Destruction of Left Cephalic Vein, Open Approach
  • 055F3ZZ Destruction of Left Cephalic Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 055F4ZZ Destruction of Left Cephalic Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 055G0ZZ Destruction of Right Hand Vein, Open Approach
  • 055G3ZZ Destruction of Right Hand Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 055G4ZZ Destruction of Right Hand Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 055H0ZZ Destruction of Left Hand Vein, Open Approach
  • 055H3ZZ Destruction of Left Hand Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 055H4ZZ Destruction of Left Hand Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 055L0ZZ Destruction of Intracranial Vein, Open Approach
  • 055L3ZZ Destruction of Intracranial Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 055L4ZZ Destruction of Intracranial Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 055M0ZZ Destruction of Right Internal Jugular Vein, Open Approach
  • 055M3ZZ Destruction of Right Internal Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 055M4ZZ Destruction of Right Internal Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 055N0ZZ Destruction of Left Internal Jugular Vein, Open Approach
  • 055N3ZZ Destruction of Left Internal Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 055N4ZZ Destruction of Left Internal Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 055P0ZZ Destruction of Right External Jugular Vein, Open Approach
  • 055P3ZZ Destruction of Right External Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 055P4ZZ Destruction of Right External Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 055Q0ZZ Destruction of Left External Jugular Vein, Open Approach
  • 055Q3ZZ Destruction of Left External Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 055Q4ZZ Destruction of Left External Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 055R0ZZ Destruction of Right Vertebral Vein, Open Approach
  • 055R3ZZ Destruction of Right Vertebral Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 055R4ZZ Destruction of Right Vertebral Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 055S0ZZ Destruction of Left Vertebral Vein, Open Approach
  • 055S3ZZ Destruction of Left Vertebral Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 055S4ZZ Destruction of Left Vertebral Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 055T0ZZ Destruction of Right Face Vein, Open Approach
  • 055T3ZZ Destruction of Right Face Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 055T4ZZ Destruction of Right Face Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 055V0ZZ Destruction of Left Face Vein, Open Approach
  • 055V3ZZ Destruction of Left Face Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 055V4ZZ Destruction of Left Face Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 055Y0ZZ Destruction of Upper Vein, Open Approach
  • 055Y3ZZ Destruction of Upper Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 055Y4ZZ Destruction of Upper Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

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 Upper Veins, Destruction