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0LWY30Z

Revision of Drainage Device in Lower Tendon, Percutaneous 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 Drainage Device in Lower Tendon, 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 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 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

6. Device Drainage Device

For example

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

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0LWX00Z Revision of Drainage Device in Upper Tendon, Open Approach Valid
0LWX07Z Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Upper Tendon, Open Approach Valid
0LWX0JZ Revision of Synthetic Substitute in Upper Tendon, Open Approach Valid
0LWX0KZ Revision of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute in Upper Tendon, Open Approach Valid
0LWX0YZ Revision of Other Device in Upper Tendon, Open Approach Valid
0LWX30Z Revision of Drainage Device in Upper Tendon, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0LWX37Z Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Upper Tendon, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0LWX3JZ Revision of Synthetic Substitute in Upper Tendon, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0LWX3KZ Revision of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute in Upper Tendon, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0LWX3YZ Revision of Other Device in Upper Tendon, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0LWX40Z Revision of Drainage Device in Upper Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0LWX47Z Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Upper Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid