055Q0ZZ

PCS Procedure

Destruction of Left External Jugular Vein, Open Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 055Q0ZZ

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 055Q0ZZ: Destruction of Left External Jugular Vein, Open Approach. Table 055, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Upper Veins body system. The approach used is Open.

Procedure Details

Section: [0] Medical and Surgical
Body System: Upper Veins
Root Operation: Destruction

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation

Destruction

Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent

None of the body part is physically taken out

Includes: Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion

Approach · 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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