0SPT4JZ

PCS Procedure

Remove Synth Sub from R Knee Jt, Femoral, Perc Endo

Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Right Knee Joint, Femoral Surface, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Procedure Details

Section: [0] Medical and Surgical
Body System: Lower Joints
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 Endoscopic

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

Adjacent Procedure Codes

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0SPT3JZ

Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Right Knee Joint, Femoral Surface, Percutaneous Approach

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0SPU0JZ

Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Left Knee Joint, Femoral Surface, Open Approach

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

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