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0HWU8KZ

Revision of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute in Left Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

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 Nonautologous Tissue Substitute in Left Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

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 Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize 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
0HWPX0Z Revision of Drainage Device in Skin, External Approach Valid
0HWPX7Z Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Skin, External Approach Valid
0HWPXJZ Revision of Synthetic Substitute in Skin, External Approach Valid
0HWPXKZ Revision of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute in Skin, External Approach Valid
0HWPXYZ Revision of Other Device in Skin, External Approach Valid
0HWQX0Z Revision of Drainage Device in Finger Nail, External Approach Valid
0HWQX7Z Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Finger Nail, External Approach Valid
0HWQXJZ Revision of Synthetic Substitute in Finger Nail, External Approach Valid
0HWQXKZ Revision of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute in Finger Nail, External Approach Valid
0HWRX0Z Revision of Drainage Device in Toe Nail, External Approach Valid
0HWRX7Z Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Toe Nail, External Approach Valid
0HWRXJZ Revision of Synthetic Substitute in Toe Nail, External Approach Valid