0CPA00ZBillable procedure code

Removal of Drainage Device from Salivary Gland, Open Approach

Medical and Surgical·Mouth and Throat·Table 0CP·FY 2027

Removal of Drainage Device from Salivary Gland, Open Approach corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 0CPA00Z, found in table 0CP, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). It applies to the Mouth and Throat body system. Its root operation is Removal. The approach used is Open.

Advertisements

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