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0CHA31Z

Insertion of Radioactive Element into Salivary Gland, Percutaneous Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2021 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2021 to now.

  1. FY2021 Added to the code set Insertion of Radioactive Element into Salivary Gland, 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 Insertion

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

For example

  • Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter

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

6. Device Radioactive Element

For example

  • Brachytherapy seeds
  • CivaSheet(R)

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0CH701Z Insertion of Radioactive Element into Tongue, Open Approach Valid
0CH731Z Insertion of Radioactive Element into Tongue, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0CH7X1Z Insertion of Radioactive Element into Tongue, External Approach Valid
0CHA01Z Insertion of Radioactive Element into Salivary Gland, Open Approach Valid
0CHA0YZ Insertion of Other Device into Salivary Gland, Open Approach Valid
0CHA3YZ Insertion of Other Device into Salivary Gland, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0CHA71Z Insertion of Radioactive Element into Salivary Gland, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0CHA7YZ Insertion of Other Device into Salivary Gland, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0CHA81Z Insertion of Radioactive Element into Salivary Gland, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0CHA8YZ Insertion of Other Device into Salivary Gland, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0CHS01Z Insertion of Radioactive Element into Larynx, Open Approach Valid
0CHS0YZ Insertion of Other Device into Larynx, Open Approach Valid