05L03DZBillable procedure code

Occlusion of Azygos Vein with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach

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

Occlusion of Azygos Vein with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 05L03DZ, found in table 05L, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). It applies to the Upper Veins body system. Its root operation is Occlusion. The approach used is Percutaneous.

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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: 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