ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0H Skin and Breast › 0HP Skin and Breast, Removal › 0HPT3NZ
Removal of Tissue Expander from Right Breast, Percutaneous Approach
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
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.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Removal of Tissue Expander from Right Breast, 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 Removal
Taking out or off a device from a body part
If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL
For example
- Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal
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
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0HPPX0Z | Removal of Drainage Device from Skin, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HPPX7Z | Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Skin, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HPPXJZ | Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Skin, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HPPXKZ | Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Skin, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HPPXYZ | Removal of Other Device from Skin, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HPQX0Z | Removal of Drainage Device from Finger Nail, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HPQX7Z | Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Finger Nail, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HPQXJZ | Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Finger Nail, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HPQXKZ | Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Finger Nail, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HPRX0Z | Removal of Drainage Device from Toe Nail, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HPRX7Z | Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Toe Nail, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HPRXJZ | Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Toe Nail, External Approach | Valid |