ICD-10-PCS › 1 Obstetrics › 10 Pregnancy › 10P Obstetrics, Pregnancy, Removal › 10P073Z
Removal of Monitoring Electrode from Products of Conception, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
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 Monitoring Electrode from Products of Conception, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
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, region or orifice
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
5. Approach Via Natural or Artificial Opening
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 10P003Z | Removal of Monitoring Electrode from Products of Conception, Open Approach | Valid |
| 10P00YZ | Removal of Other Device from Products of Conception, Open Approach | Valid |
| 10P07YZ | Removal of Other Device from Products of Conception, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |