05LQ3CZBillable procedure code

Occlusion of Left External Jugular Vein with Extraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach

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

Occlusion of Left External Jugular Vein with Extraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 05LQ3CZ, 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