ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0W Anatomical Regions, General › 0WP Anatomical Regions, General, Removal › 0WPC0YZ
Removal of Other Device from Mediastinum, 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 Removal of Other Device from Mediastinum, 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
4. Body Part Mediastinum
Also covers
- Mediastinal cavity
- Mediastinal space
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 0WP000Z | Removal of Drainage Device from Head, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0WP001Z | Removal of Radioactive Element from Head, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0WP003Z | Removal of Infusion Device from Head, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0WP007Z | Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Head, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0WP00JZ | Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Head, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0WP00KZ | Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Head, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0WP00YZ | Removal of Other Device from Head, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0WP030Z | Removal of Drainage Device from Head, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0WP031Z | Removal of Radioactive Element from Head, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0WP033Z | Removal of Infusion Device from Head, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0WP037Z | Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Head, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0WP03JZ | Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Head, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |