Excision of Hepatic Vein, Percutaneous 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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Excision of Hepatic Vein, Percutaneous 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 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

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
06B00ZX	Excision of Inferior Vena Cava, Open Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
06B00ZZ	Excision of Inferior Vena Cava, Open Approach	Valid
06B03ZX	Excision of Inferior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
06B03ZZ	Excision of Inferior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
06B04ZX	Excision of Inferior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
06B04ZZ	Excision of Inferior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
06B10ZX	Excision of Splenic Vein, Open Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
06B10ZZ	Excision of Splenic Vein, Open Approach	Valid
06B13ZX	Excision of Splenic Vein, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
06B13ZZ	Excision of Splenic Vein, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
06B14ZX	Excision of Splenic Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
06B14ZZ	Excision of Splenic Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid

At a glance

Code: 06B43ZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 06B

Where this code sits

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 06 Lower Veins
Category 06B Lower Veins, Excision
This code 06B43ZZ Excision of Hepatic Vein, Percutaneous Approach

What each character means

0 Section Medical and Surgical
6 Body system Lower Veins
B Root operation Excision
4 Body Part Hepatic Vein
3 Approach Percutaneous
Z Device No Device
Z Qualifier No Qualifier

Source

ICD-10-PCS FY2027 code set, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Effective October 1, 2026.

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