06NG3ZZ

PCS Procedure

Release Left External Iliac Vein, Percutaneous Approach

Release Left External Iliac Vein, Percutaneous Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 06NG3ZZ

Release Left External Iliac Vein, Percutaneous Approach corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 06NG3ZZ, found in table 06N, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). It applies to the Lower Veins body system. Its root operation is Release. The approach used is Percutaneous.

Procedure Details

Section
[0] Medical and Surgical
Body System
Lower Veins
Root Operation
Release

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation
Release

Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force

Some of the restraining tissue may be taken out but none of the body part is taken out

Includes: Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release

Approach · Approach
Percutaneous

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

Adjacent Procedure Codes