ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0W Anatomical Regions, General › 0WH Anatomical Regions, General, Insertion › 0WH90YZ
Insertion of Other Device into Right Pleural Cavity, Open 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 Insertion of Other Device into Right Pleural Cavity, 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 Insertion
Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part
For example
- Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter
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 Other Device
For example
- Alfapump(R) system
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0WH001Z | Insertion of Radioactive Element into Head, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0WH003Z | Insertion of Infusion Device into Head, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0WH00YZ | Insertion of Other Device into Head, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0WH031Z | Insertion of Radioactive Element into Head, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0WH033Z | Insertion of Infusion Device into Head, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0WH03YZ | Insertion of Other Device into Head, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0WH041Z | Insertion of Radioactive Element into Head, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0WH043Z | Insertion of Infusion Device into Head, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0WH04YZ | Insertion of Other Device into Head, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0WH101Z | Insertion of Radioactive Element into Cranial Cavity, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0WH103Z | Insertion of Infusion Device into Cranial Cavity, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0WH10YZ | Insertion of Other Device into Cranial Cavity, Open Approach | Valid |