05L70ZZ

PCS Procedure

Occlusion of Right Axillary Vein, Open Approach

Occlusion of Right Axillary Vein, Open Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 05L70ZZ

05L70ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Occlusion of Right Axillary Vein, Open Approach. It belongs to PCS table 05L, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Upper Veins body system. Its root operation is Occlusion. The approach used is Open.

Procedure Details

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

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation
Occlusion

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

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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