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0HHPXYZ

Insertion of Other Device into Skin, External Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

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

Valid FY2018 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2018 to now.

  1. FY2018 Added to the code set Insertion of Other Device into Skin, 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 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

4. Body Part Skin

Also covers

  • Dermis
  • Epidermis
  • Sebaceous gland
  • Sweat gland

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 Other Device

For example

  • Alfapump(R) system

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0HHT01Z Insertion of Radioactive Element into Right Breast, Open Approach Valid
0HHT0NZ Insertion of Tissue Expander into Right Breast, Open Approach Valid
0HHT0YZ Insertion of Other Device into Right Breast, Open Approach Valid
0HHT31Z Insertion of Radioactive Element into Right Breast, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0HHT3NZ Insertion of Tissue Expander into Right Breast, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0HHT3YZ Insertion of Other Device into Right Breast, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0HHT71Z Insertion of Radioactive Element into Right Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0HHT7NZ Insertion of Tissue Expander into Right Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0HHT7YZ Insertion of Other Device into Right Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0HHT81Z Insertion of Radioactive Element into Right Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0HHT8NZ Insertion of Tissue Expander into Right Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0HHT8YZ Insertion of Other Device into Right Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid