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0PP20KZ

Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from 3 or More Ribs, 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 Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Left Rib, Open Approach
  2. FY2018 Description revised Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Left Rib, Open Approach Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from 3 or More Ribs, 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 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 Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose 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
0PP004Z Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Sternum, Open Approach Valid
0PP007Z Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Sternum, Open Approach Valid
0PP00JZ Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Sternum, Open Approach Valid
0PP00KZ Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Sternum, Open Approach Valid
0PP034Z Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Sternum, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0PP037Z Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Sternum, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0PP03JZ Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Sternum, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0PP03KZ Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Sternum, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0PP044Z Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Sternum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0PP047Z Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Sternum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0PP04JZ Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Sternum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0PP04KZ Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Sternum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid