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06BQ0ZZ

Excision of Left Saphenous Vein, 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 Excision of Left Greater Saphenous Vein, Open Approach
  2. FY2018 Description revised Excision of Left Greater Saphenous Vein, Open Approach Excision of Left Saphenous 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 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

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 Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
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