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4A040J3

Measurement of Venous Pulse, Pulmonary, Open 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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Measurement of Venous Pulse, Pulmonary, 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 Measurement

Determining the level of a physiological or physical function at a point in time

5. Approach Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

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