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05N

Upper Veins, Release

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:

  • 05N00ZZ Release Azygos Vein, Open Approach
  • 05N03ZZ Release Azygos Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05N04ZZ Release Azygos Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05N10ZZ Release Hemiazygos Vein, Open Approach
  • 05N13ZZ Release Hemiazygos Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05N14ZZ Release Hemiazygos Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05N30ZZ Release Right Innominate Vein, Open Approach
  • 05N33ZZ Release Right Innominate Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05N34ZZ Release Right Innominate Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05N40ZZ Release Left Innominate Vein, Open Approach
  • 05N43ZZ Release Left Innominate Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05N44ZZ Release Left Innominate Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05N50ZZ Release Right Subclavian Vein, Open Approach
  • 05N53ZZ Release Right Subclavian Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05N54ZZ Release Right Subclavian Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05N60ZZ Release Left Subclavian Vein, Open Approach
  • 05N63ZZ Release Left Subclavian Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05N64ZZ Release Left Subclavian Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05N70ZZ Release Right Axillary Vein, Open Approach
  • 05N73ZZ Release Right Axillary Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05N74ZZ Release Right Axillary Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05N80ZZ Release Left Axillary Vein, Open Approach
  • 05N83ZZ Release Left Axillary Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05N84ZZ Release Left Axillary Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05N90ZZ Release Right Brachial Vein, Open Approach
  • 05N93ZZ Release Right Brachial Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05N94ZZ Release Right Brachial Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05NA0ZZ Release Left Brachial Vein, Open Approach
  • 05NA3ZZ Release Left Brachial Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05NA4ZZ Release Left Brachial Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05NB0ZZ Release Right Basilic Vein, Open Approach
  • 05NB3ZZ Release Right Basilic Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05NB4ZZ Release Right Basilic Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05NC0ZZ Release Left Basilic Vein, Open Approach
  • 05NC3ZZ Release Left Basilic Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05NC4ZZ Release Left Basilic Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05ND0ZZ Release Right Cephalic Vein, Open Approach
  • 05ND3ZZ Release Right Cephalic Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05ND4ZZ Release Right Cephalic Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05NF0ZZ Release Left Cephalic Vein, Open Approach
  • 05NF3ZZ Release Left Cephalic Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05NF4ZZ Release Left Cephalic Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05NG0ZZ Release Right Hand Vein, Open Approach
  • 05NG3ZZ Release Right Hand Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05NG4ZZ Release Right Hand Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05NH0ZZ Release Left Hand Vein, Open Approach
  • 05NH3ZZ Release Left Hand Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05NH4ZZ Release Left Hand Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05NL0ZZ Release Intracranial Vein, Open Approach
  • 05NL3ZZ Release Intracranial Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05NL4ZZ Release Intracranial Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05NM0ZZ Release Right Internal Jugular Vein, Open Approach
  • 05NM3ZZ Release Right Internal Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05NM4ZZ Release Right Internal Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05NN0ZZ Release Left Internal Jugular Vein, Open Approach
  • 05NN3ZZ Release Left Internal Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05NN4ZZ Release Left Internal Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05NP0ZZ Release Right External Jugular Vein, Open Approach
  • 05NP3ZZ Release Right External Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05NP4ZZ Release Right External Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05NQ0ZZ Release Left External Jugular Vein, Open Approach
  • 05NQ3ZZ Release Left External Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05NQ4ZZ Release Left External Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05NR0ZZ Release Right Vertebral Vein, Open Approach
  • 05NR3ZZ Release Right Vertebral Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05NR4ZZ Release Right Vertebral Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05NS0ZZ Release Left Vertebral Vein, Open Approach
  • 05NS3ZZ Release Left Vertebral Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05NS4ZZ Release Left Vertebral Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05NT0ZZ Release Right Face Vein, Open Approach
  • 05NT3ZZ Release Right Face Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05NT4ZZ Release Right Face Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05NV0ZZ Release Left Face Vein, Open Approach
  • 05NV3ZZ Release Left Face Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05NV4ZZ Release Left Face Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 05NY0ZZ Release Upper Vein, Open Approach
  • 05NY3ZZ Release Upper Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 05NY4ZZ Release 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, Release