Release Inferior Vena Cava, 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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Release Inferior Vena Cava, 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 Release

Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force

Some of the restraining tissue may be taken out but none of the body part is taken out

For example

Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release

4. Body Part Inferior Vena Cava

Also covers

Postcava
Right inferior phrenic vein
Right ovarian vein
Right second lumbar vein
Right suprarenal vein
Right testicular 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

Code	Description	Status
06N03ZZ	Release Inferior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
06N04ZZ	Release Inferior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
06N10ZZ	Release Splenic Vein, Open Approach	Valid
06N13ZZ	Release Splenic Vein, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
06N14ZZ	Release Splenic Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
06N20ZZ	Release Gastric Vein, Open Approach	Valid
06N23ZZ	Release Gastric Vein, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
06N24ZZ	Release Gastric Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
06N30ZZ	Release Esophageal Vein, Open Approach	Valid
06N33ZZ	Release Esophageal Vein, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
06N34ZZ	Release Esophageal Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
06N40ZZ	Release Hepatic Vein, Open Approach	Valid

At a glance

Code: 06N00ZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 06N

Where this code sits

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 06 Lower Veins
Category 06N Lower Veins, Release
This code 06N00ZZ Release Inferior Vena Cava, Open Approach

What each character means

0 Section Medical and Surgical
6 Body system Lower Veins
N Root operation Release
0 Body Part Inferior Vena Cava
0 Approach Open
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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