0VP401Z

PCS Procedure

Remove Radioact Elem from Prostate/Seminal Ves, Open

Removal of Radioactive Element from Prostate and Seminal Vesicles, Open Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 0VP401Z

In ICD-10-PCS, code 0VP401Z describes Removal of Radioactive Element from Prostate and Seminal Vesicles, Open Approach. This procedure is listed in table 0VP, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Removal. The approach used is Open.

Procedure Details

Section: [0] Medical and Surgical
Body System: Male Reproductive System
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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