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X0HQ3R8

Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead with Paired Stimulation System into Vagus Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, New Technology Group 8

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2023 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2023 to now.

  1. FY2023 Added to the code set Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead with Paired Stimulation System into Vagus Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, New Technology Group 8

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 Insertion

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

5. Approach Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
X0HK3Q8 Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Sphenopalatine Ganglion, Percutaneous Approach, New Technology Group 8 Valid
X0HQ05C Insertion of Leadless Neurostimulator Generator into Vagus Nerve, Open Approach, New Technology Group 12 Valid