Delivery of Products of Conception, External 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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Delivery of Products of Conception, External 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 Delivery

Assisting the passage of the products of conception from the genital canal

5. Approach External

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

At a glance

Code: 10E0XZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 10E

Where this code sits

Section 1 Obstetrics
Body system 10 Pregnancy
Category 10E Obstetrics, Pregnancy, Delivery
This code 10E0XZZ Delivery of Products of Conception, External Approach

What each character means

1 Section Obstetrics
0 Body system Pregnancy
E Root operation Delivery
0 Body Part Products of Conception
X Approach External
Z Device No Device
Z Qualifier No Qualifier

Source

ICD-10-PCS FY2027 code set, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Effective October 1, 2026.

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