03LU4CZBillable procedure code

Occlusion of Right Thyroid Artery with Extraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Medical and Surgical·Upper Arteries·Table 03L·FY 2027

In ICD-10-PCS, code 03LU4CZ describes Occlusion of Right Thyroid Artery with Extraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach. This procedure is listed in table 03L, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Occlusion. The approach used is Percutaneous Endoscopic.

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What the code means

Occlusion: root operation

Completely closing an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part

The orifice can be a natural orifice or an artificially created orifice

Includes: Fallopian tube ligation, ligation of inferior vena cava

Percutaneous Endoscopic: approach

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