Removal of Infusion Device from Left Tarsometatarsal Joint, External Approach
Medical and Surgical·Lower Joints·Table 0SP·FY 2027
0SPLX3Z is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Removal of Infusion Device from Left Tarsometatarsal Joint, External Approach. It belongs to PCS table 0SP, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Lower Joints 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