0X27XYZ

PCS Procedure

Change Other Device in Left Upper Extremity, Extern Approach

Change Other Device in Left Upper Extremity, External Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 0X27XYZ

0X27XYZ is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Change Other Device in Left Upper Extremity, External Approach. It belongs to PCS table 0X2, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Anatomical Regions, Upper Extremities body system. Its root operation is Change. The approach used is External.

Procedure Details

Section
[0] Medical and Surgical
Body System
Anatomical Regions, Upper Extremities
Root Operation
Change

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation
Change

Taking out or off a device from a body part and putting back an identical or similar device in or on the same body part without cutting or puncturing the skin or a mucous membrane

All CHANGE procedures are coded using the approach EXTERNAL

Includes: Urinary catheter change, gastrostomy tube change

Approach · Approach
External

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

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