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05R107Z

Replacement of Hemiazygos Vein with Autologous Tissue Substitute, 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 Replacement of Hemiazygos Vein with Autologous Tissue Substitute, 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 Replacement

Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place and/or function of all or a portion of a body part

The body part may have been taken out or replaced, or may be taken out, physically eradicated, or rendered nonfunctional during the Replacement procedure. A Removal procedure is coded for taking out the device used in a previous replacement procedure

For example

  • Total hip replacement, bone graft, free skin graft

4. Body Part Hemiazygos Vein

Also covers

  • Left ascending lumbar vein
  • Left subcostal vein

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 Autologous Tissue Substitute

For example

  • Autograft
  • Cultured epidermal cell autograft
  • Epicel(R) cultured epidermal autograft

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
05R007Z Replacement of Azygos Vein with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
05R00JZ Replacement of Azygos Vein with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach Valid
05R00KZ Replacement of Azygos Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
05R047Z Replacement of Azygos Vein with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
05R04JZ Replacement of Azygos Vein with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
05R04KZ Replacement of Azygos Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
05R10JZ Replacement of Hemiazygos Vein with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach Valid
05R10KZ Replacement of Hemiazygos Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
05R147Z Replacement of Hemiazygos Vein with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
05R14JZ Replacement of Hemiazygos Vein with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
05R14KZ Replacement of Hemiazygos Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
05R307Z Replacement of Right Innominate Vein with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid