055V3ZZBillable procedure code

Destruction of Left Face Vein, Percutaneous Approach

Medical and Surgical·Upper Veins·Table 055·FY 2027

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 055V3ZZ: Destruction of Left Face Vein, Percutaneous Approach. Table 055, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Upper Veins body system. The approach used is Percutaneous.

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What the code means

Destruction: root operation

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

Percutaneous: approach

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