ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 05 Upper Veins › 05P Upper Veins, Removal › 05PY0YZ
Removal of Other Device from Upper Vein, Open Approach
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 2018 to now.
- FY2018 Added to the code set Removal of Other Device from 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 Removal
Taking out or off a device from a body part
If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL
For example
- Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal
5. Approach Open
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure
6. Device Other Device
For example
- Alfapump(R) system
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 05P002Z | Removal of Monitoring Device from Azygos Vein, Open Approach | Valid |
| 05P00MZ | Removal of Neurostimulator Lead from Azygos Vein, Open Approach | Valid |
| 05P032Z | Removal of Monitoring Device from Azygos Vein, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 05P03MZ | Removal of Neurostimulator Lead from Azygos Vein, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 05P042Z | Removal of Monitoring Device from Azygos Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 05P04MZ | Removal of Neurostimulator Lead from Azygos Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 05P0X2Z | Removal of Monitoring Device from Azygos Vein, External Approach | Valid |
| 05P0XMZ | Removal of Neurostimulator Lead from Azygos Vein, External Approach | Valid |
| 05P30MZ | Removal of Neurostimulator Lead from Right Innominate Vein, Open Approach | Valid |
| 05P33MZ | Removal of Neurostimulator Lead from Right Innominate Vein, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 05P34MZ | Removal of Neurostimulator Lead from Right Innominate Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 05P3XMZ | Removal of Neurostimulator Lead from Right Innominate Vein, External Approach | Valid |