01PYX2ZBillable procedure code

Removal of Monitoring Device from Peripheral Nerve, External Approach

Medical and Surgical·Peripheral Nervous System·Table 01P·FY 2027

Removal of Monitoring Device from Peripheral Nerve, External Approach corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 01PYX2Z, found in table 01P, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). It applies to the Peripheral Nervous System body system. Its root operation is Removal. The approach used is External.

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What the code means

Removal: root operation

Taking out or off a device from a body part

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

Includes: Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal

External: approach

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