0W338ZZ

PCS Procedure

Control Bleeding in Oral Cavity and Throat, Endo

Control Bleeding in Oral Cavity and Throat, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

About ICD-10-PCS code 0W338ZZ

In ICD-10-PCS, code 0W338ZZ describes Control Bleeding in Oral Cavity and Throat, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic. This procedure is listed in table 0W3, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Control. The approach used is Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic.

Procedure Details

Section
[0] Medical and Surgical
Body System
Anatomical Regions, General
Root Operation
Control

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation
Control

Stopping, or attempting to stop, postprocedural or other acute bleeding

Includes: Control of post-prostatectomy hemorrhage, control of intracranial subdural hemorrhage, control of bleeding duodenal ulcer, control of retroperitoneal hemorrhage

Approach · Approach
Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

Adjacent Procedure Codes