055Y4ZZ

PCS Procedure

Destruction of Upper Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 055Y4ZZ

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 055Y4ZZ: Destruction of Upper Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 Endoscopic.

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

Percutaneous Endoscopic

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

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