ICD-10-PCS › 2 Placement › 2W Anatomical Regions › 2W5 Placement, Anatomical Regions, Removal › 2W59X7Z
Removal of Intermittent Pressure Device on Left Upper Extremity
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 Intermittent Pressure Device on Left Upper Extremity
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
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
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2W50X0Z | Removal of Traction Apparatus on Head | Valid |
| 2W50X1Z | Removal of Splint on Head | Valid |
| 2W50X2Z | Removal of Cast on Head | Valid |
| 2W50X3Z | Removal of Brace on Head | Valid |
| 2W50X4Z | Removal of Bandage on Head | Valid |
| 2W50X5Z | Removal of Packing Material on Head | Valid |
| 2W50X6Z | Removal of Pressure Dressing on Head | Valid |
| 2W50X7Z | Removal of Intermittent Pressure Device on Head | Valid |
| 2W50XYZ | Removal of Other Device on Head | Valid |
| 2W51X0Z | Removal of Traction Apparatus on Face | Valid |
| 2W51X1Z | Removal of Splint on Face | Valid |
| 2W51X2Z | Removal of Cast on Face | Valid |