0WPP7YZ

PCS Procedure

Removal of Other Device from GI Tract, Via Opening

Removal of Other Device from Gastrointestinal Tract, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

About ICD-10-PCS code 0WPP7YZ

In ICD-10-PCS, code 0WPP7YZ describes Removal of Other Device from Gastrointestinal Tract, Via Natural or Artificial Opening. This procedure is listed in table 0WP, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Removal. The approach used is Via Natural or Artificial Opening.

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

Via Natural or Artificial Opening

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

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