0JPW0XZ

PCS Procedure

Remove Tunnel VAD from Low Extrem Subcu/Fascia, Open

Removal of Tunneled Vascular Access Device from Lower Extremity Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 0JPW0XZ

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0JPW0XZ: Removal of Tunneled Vascular Access Device from Lower Extremity Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach. Table 0JP, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia body system. The approach used is Open.

Procedure Details

Section: [0] Medical and Surgical
Body System: Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia
Root Operation: Removal

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation

Removal

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

Approach · Approach

Open

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

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Y65.4 - Failure to introduce or to remove other tube or instrument

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