ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 05 Upper Veins › 05B Upper Veins, Excision › 05BQ3ZX
Excision of Left External Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
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 Excision of Left External Jugular Vein, Percutaneous 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 External Jugular Vein, Left
Also covers
- Posterior auricular vein
5. Approach Percutaneous
Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 05B00ZX | Excision of Azygos Vein, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 05B00ZZ | Excision of Azygos Vein, Open Approach | Valid |
| 05B03ZX | Excision of Azygos Vein, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 05B03ZZ | Excision of Azygos Vein, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 05B04ZX | Excision of Azygos Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 05B04ZZ | Excision of Azygos Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 05B10ZX | Excision of Hemiazygos Vein, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 05B10ZZ | Excision of Hemiazygos Vein, Open Approach | Valid |
| 05B13ZX | Excision of Hemiazygos Vein, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 05B13ZZ | Excision of Hemiazygos Vein, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 05B14ZX | Excision of Hemiazygos Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 05B14ZZ | Excision of Hemiazygos Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |