ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0H Skin and Breast › 0HW Skin and Breast, Revision › 0HWUX0Z

0HWUX0Z

Revision of Drainage Device in Left Breast, External Approach

RetiredICD-10-PCS procedure code.

No longer in the code set. Submitting it will not be accepted for a current date of service.

Billable FY2016 to FY2019. In the code set FY2016 to FY2019, and removed after that.

Use instead:

  • 0HWPX0Z Revision of Drainage Device in Skin, External Approach stated for FY2019

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 Drainage Device in Left Breast, External Approach
  2. FY2020 Removed from the code set

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 Drainage Device

For example

  • Cystostomy tube
  • Foley catheter
  • Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter
  • Thoracostomy tube

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