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06QF3ZZ

Repair Right External Iliac 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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Repair Right External Iliac 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 Repair

Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function

Used only when the method to accomplish the repair is not one of the other root operations

For example

  • Colostomy takedown, suture of laceration

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

CodeDescriptionStatus
06Q00ZZ Repair Inferior Vena Cava, Open Approach Valid
06Q03ZZ Repair Inferior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Approach Valid
06Q04ZZ Repair Inferior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
06Q10ZZ Repair Splenic Vein, Open Approach Valid
06Q13ZZ Repair Splenic Vein, Percutaneous Approach Valid
06Q14ZZ Repair Splenic Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
06Q20ZZ Repair Gastric Vein, Open Approach Valid
06Q23ZZ Repair Gastric Vein, Percutaneous Approach Valid
06Q24ZZ Repair Gastric Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
06Q30ZZ Repair Esophageal Vein, Open Approach Valid
06Q33ZZ Repair Esophageal Vein, Percutaneous Approach Valid
06Q34ZZ Repair Esophageal Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid