ICD-10-PCS › 2 Placement › 2Y Anatomical Orifices › 2Y5 Placement, Anatomical Orifices, Removal › 2Y55X5Z
Removal of Urethra Packing Material
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 Urethra Packing Material
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2Y50X5Z | Removal of Mouth and Pharynx Packing Material | Valid |
| 2Y51X5Z | Removal of Nasal Packing Material | Valid |
| 2Y52X5Z | Removal of Ear Packing Material | Valid |
| 2Y53X5Z | Removal of Anorectal Packing Material | Valid |
| 2Y54X5Z | Removal of Female Genital Tract Packing Material | Valid |