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06WYX7Z

Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Lower Vein, External 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 Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Lower Vein, External 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 Revision

Correcting, to the extent possible, a portion of a malfunctioning device or the position of a displaced device

Revision can include correcting a malfunctioning or displaced device by taking out or putting in components of the device such as a screw or pin

For example

  • Adjustment of position of pacemaker lead, recementing of hip prosthesis

5. Approach External

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

6. Device Autologous Tissue Substitute

For example

  • Autograft
  • Cultured epidermal cell autograft
  • Epicel(R) cultured epidermal autograft

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
06WY00Z Revision of Drainage Device in Lower Vein, Open Approach Valid
06WY02Z Revision of Monitoring Device in Lower Vein, Open Approach Valid
06WY03Z Revision of Infusion Device in Lower Vein, Open Approach Valid
06WY07Z Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Lower Vein, Open Approach Valid
06WY0CZ Revision of Extraluminal Device in Lower Vein, Open Approach Valid
06WY0DZ Revision of Intraluminal Device in Lower Vein, Open Approach Valid
06WY0JZ Revision of Synthetic Substitute in Lower Vein, Open Approach Valid
06WY0KZ Revision of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute in Lower Vein, Open Approach Valid
06WY0YZ Revision of Other Device in Lower Vein, Open Approach Valid
06WY30Z Revision of Drainage Device in Lower Vein, Percutaneous Approach Valid
06WY32Z Revision of Monitoring Device in Lower Vein, Percutaneous Approach Valid
06WY33Z Revision of Infusion Device in Lower Vein, Percutaneous Approach Valid