0HHT01ZBillable procedure code

Insertion of Radioactive Element into Right Breast, Open Approach

Medical and Surgical·Skin and Breast·Table 0HH·FY 2027

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0HHT01Z: Insertion of Radioactive Element into Right Breast, Open Approach. Table 0HH, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Skin and Breast body system. The approach used is Open.

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What the code means

Insertion: root operation

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

Includes: Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter

Open: approach

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