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0KWX0MZ

Revision of Stimulator Lead in Upper Muscle, Open Approach

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 Stimulator Lead in Upper Muscle, Open 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 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 Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0KWX00Z Revision of Drainage Device in Upper Muscle, Open Approach Valid
0KWX07Z Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Upper Muscle, Open Approach Valid
0KWX0JZ Revision of Synthetic Substitute in Upper Muscle, Open Approach Valid
0KWX0KZ Revision of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute in Upper Muscle, Open Approach Valid
0KWX0YZ Revision of Other Device in Upper Muscle, Open Approach Valid
0KWX30Z Revision of Drainage Device in Upper Muscle, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0KWX37Z Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Upper Muscle, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0KWX3JZ Revision of Synthetic Substitute in Upper Muscle, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0KWX3KZ Revision of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute in Upper Muscle, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0KWX3MZ Revision of Stimulator Lead in Upper Muscle, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0KWX3YZ Revision of Other Device in Upper Muscle, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0KWX40Z Revision of Drainage Device in Upper Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid