0CPYXDZBillable procedure code

Removal of Intraluminal Device from Mouth and Throat, External Approach

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

Removal of Intraluminal Device from Mouth and Throat, External Approach corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 0CPYXDZ, 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 External.

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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

External: approach

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane