Removal of Drainage Device from Kidney, External Approach
Medical and Surgical·Urinary System·Table 0TP·FY 2027
ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0TP5X0Z: Removal of Drainage Device from Kidney, External Approach. Table 0TP, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Urinary System body system. 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
Nearby codes in table 0TP
Diagnosis codes mentioning “removal”
- Z98.85 Transplanted organ removal status
- Z48.02 Encounter for removal of sutures
- Z40.01 Encounter for prophylactic removal of breast
- Z98.86 Personal history of breast implant removal
- Z30.432 Encounter for removal of intrauterine contraceptive device