0WH441ZBillable procedure code

Insertion of Radioactive Element into Upper Jaw, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Medical and Surgical·Anatomical Regions, General·Table 0WH·FY 2027

Insertion of Radioactive Element into Upper Jaw, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 0WH441Z, found in table 0WH, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). It applies to the Anatomical Regions, General body system. Its root operation is Insertion. The approach used is Percutaneous Endoscopic.

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What the code means

Insertion: root operation

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

Includes: Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter

Percutaneous Endoscopic: approach

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