0VP471Z
PCS ProcedureRemove Radioact Elem from Prostate/Seminal Ves, Via Opening
Removal of Radioactive Element from Prostate and Seminal Vesicles, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
0VP471Z is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Removal of Radioactive Element from Prostate and Seminal Vesicles, Via Natural or Artificial Opening. It belongs to PCS table 0VP, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Male Reproductive System body system. Its root operation is Removal. The approach used is Via Natural or Artificial Opening.
Procedure Details
- Section
- [0] Medical and Surgical
- Body System
- Male Reproductive System
- Root Operation
- Removal
Clinical Definitions
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
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure
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