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061Q4ZY

Bypass Left Saphenous Vein to Lower Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 Bypass Left Greater Saphenous Vein to Lower Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  2. FY2018 Description revised Bypass Left Greater Saphenous Vein to Lower Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Bypass Left Saphenous Vein to Lower Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 Bypass

Altering the route of passage of the contents of a tubular body part

Rerouting contents of a body part to a downstream area of the normal route, to a similar route and body part, or to an abnormal route and dissimilar body part. Includes one or more anastomoses, with or without the use of a device

For example

  • Coronary artery bypass, colostomy formation

4. Body Part Saphenous Vein, Left

Also covers

  • External pudendal vein
  • Great(er) saphenous vein
  • Lesser saphenous vein
  • Small saphenous vein
  • Superficial circumflex iliac vein
  • Superficial epigastric vein

5. Approach Percutaneous Endoscopic

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0610075 Bypass Inferior Vena Cava to Superior Mesenteric Vein with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
0610076 Bypass Inferior Vena Cava to Inferior Mesenteric Vein with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
061007P Bypass Inferior Vena Cava to Pulmonary Trunk with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
061007Q Bypass Inferior Vena Cava to Right Pulmonary Artery with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
061007R Bypass Inferior Vena Cava to Left Pulmonary Artery with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
061007Y Bypass Inferior Vena Cava to Lower Vein with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
0610095 Bypass Inferior Vena Cava to Superior Mesenteric Vein with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach Valid
0610096 Bypass Inferior Vena Cava to Inferior Mesenteric Vein with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach Valid
061009P Bypass Inferior Vena Cava to Pulmonary Trunk with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach Valid
061009Q Bypass Inferior Vena Cava to Right Pulmonary Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach Valid
061009R Bypass Inferior Vena Cava to Left Pulmonary Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach Valid
061009Y Bypass Inferior Vena Cava to Lower Vein with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach Valid