0HPU3NZBillable procedure code

Removal of Tissue Expander from Left Breast, Percutaneous Approach

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

0HPU3NZ is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Removal of Tissue Expander from Left Breast, Percutaneous Approach. It belongs to PCS table 0HP, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Skin and Breast body system. Its root operation is Removal. The approach used is Percutaneous.

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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

Percutaneous: approach

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