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06RR0KZ

Replacement of Right Lesser Saphenous Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, 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:

  • 06RP0KZ Replacement of Right Saphenous Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, 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 Replacement of Right Lesser Saphenous Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, 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 Replacement

Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place and/or function of all or a portion of a body part

The body part may have been taken out or replaced, or may be taken out, physically eradicated, or rendered nonfunctional during the Replacement procedure. A Removal procedure is coded for taking out the device used in a previous replacement procedure

For example

  • Total hip replacement, bone graft, free skin graft

5. Approach Open

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

6. Device Nonautologous Tissue Substitute

For example

  • Acellular Hydrated Dermis
  • Bone bank bone graft
  • Cook Biodesign(R) Fistula Plug(s)
  • Cook Biodesign(R) Hernia Graft(s)
  • Cook Biodesign(R) Layered Graft(s)
  • Cook Zenapro(tm) Layered Graft(s)
  • Fish skin
  • Kerecis(R) (GraftGuide) (MariGen) (SurgiBind) (SurgiClose)

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
06R007Z Replacement of Inferior Vena Cava with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
06R00JZ Replacement of Inferior Vena Cava with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach Valid
06R00KZ Replacement of Inferior Vena Cava with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
06R047Z Replacement of Inferior Vena Cava with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
06R04JZ Replacement of Inferior Vena Cava with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
06R04KZ Replacement of Inferior Vena Cava with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
06R107Z Replacement of Splenic Vein with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
06R10JZ Replacement of Splenic Vein with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach Valid
06R10KZ Replacement of Splenic Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
06R147Z Replacement of Splenic Vein with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
06R14JZ Replacement of Splenic Vein with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
06R14KZ Replacement of Splenic Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid