ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0J Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia › 0JP Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Removal › 0JPVXVZ
Removal of Infusion Pump from Upper Extremity Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, External 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 Infusion Pump from Upper Extremity Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, 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 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 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
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0JPS00Z | Removal of Drainage Device from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JPS01Z | Removal of Radioactive Element from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JPS03Z | Removal of Infusion Device from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JPS07Z | Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JPS0JZ | Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JPS0KZ | Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JPS0NZ | Removal of Tissue Expander from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JPS0YZ | Removal of Other Device from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JPS30Z | Removal of Drainage Device from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0JPS31Z | Removal of Radioactive Element from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0JPS33Z | Removal of Infusion Device from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0JPS37Z | Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |