0WPB30Z

PCS Procedure

Removal of Drainage Device from L Pleural Cav, Perc Approach

Removal of Drainage Device from Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 0WPB30Z

Removal of Drainage Device from Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Approach corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 0WPB30Z, found in table 0WP, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). It applies to the Anatomical Regions, General body system. Its root operation is Removal. The approach used is Percutaneous.

Procedure Details

Section
[0] Medical and Surgical
Body System
Anatomical Regions, General
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
Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

Adjacent Procedure Codes