0WPB3YZ

PCS Procedure

Removal of Other Device from L Pleural Cav, Perc Approach

Removal of Other Device from Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 0WPB3YZ

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0WPB3YZ: Removal of Other Device from Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Approach. Table 0WP, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Anatomical Regions, General body system. 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

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