05H002ZBillable procedure code

Insertion of Monitoring Device into Azygos Vein, Open Approach

Medical and Surgical·Upper Veins·Table 05H·FY 2027

In ICD-10-PCS, code 05H002Z describes Insertion of Monitoring Device into Azygos Vein, Open Approach. This procedure is listed in table 05H, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Insertion. The approach used is Open.

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What the code means

Insertion: root operation

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

Includes: Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter

Open: approach

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure