0JPW3WZ

PCS Procedure

Removal of TIVAD from Low Extrem Subcu/Fascia, Perc Approach

Removal of Totally Implantable Vascular Access Device from Lower Extremity Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 0JPW3WZ

In ICD-10-PCS, code 0JPW3WZ describes Removal of Totally Implantable Vascular Access Device from Lower Extremity Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach. This procedure is listed in table 0JP, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Removal. The approach used is Percutaneous.

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
Percutaneous

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

Adjacent Procedure Codes