05PY0DZBillable procedure code

Removal of Intraluminal Device from Upper Vein, Open Approach

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

05PY0DZ is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Removal of Intraluminal Device from Upper Vein, Open Approach. It belongs to PCS table 05P, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Upper Veins body system. Its root operation is Removal. The approach used is Open.

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What the code means

Removal: root operation

Taking out or off a device from a body part

If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL

Includes: Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal

Open: approach

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