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06DR0ZZ

Extraction of Right Lesser Saphenous Vein, Open Approach

RetiredICD-10-PCS procedure code.

No longer in the code set. Submitting it will not be accepted for a current date of service.

Billable FY2016 to FY2017. In the code set FY2016 to FY2017, and removed after that.

Use instead:

  • 06DP0ZZ Extraction of Right Saphenous Vein, Open Approach stated for FY2017

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 Extraction of Right Lesser Saphenous Vein, Open Approach
  2. FY2018 Removed from the code set

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 Extraction

Pulling or stripping out or off all or a portion of a body part by the use of force

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify extraction procedures that are biopsies

For example

  • Dilation and curettage, vein stripping

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
06DM0ZZ Extraction of Right Femoral Vein, Open Approach Valid
06DM3ZZ Extraction of Right Femoral Vein, Percutaneous Approach Valid
06DM4ZZ Extraction of Right Femoral Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
06DN0ZZ Extraction of Left Femoral Vein, Open Approach Valid
06DN3ZZ Extraction of Left Femoral Vein, Percutaneous Approach Valid
06DN4ZZ Extraction of Left Femoral Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
06DP0ZZ Extraction of Right Saphenous Vein, Open Approach Valid
06DP3ZZ Extraction of Right Saphenous Vein, Percutaneous Approach Valid
06DP4ZZ Extraction of Right Saphenous Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
06DQ0ZZ Extraction of Left Saphenous Vein, Open Approach Valid
06DQ3ZZ Extraction of Left Saphenous Vein, Percutaneous Approach Valid
06DQ4ZZ Extraction of Left Saphenous Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid