0YPB31Z

PCS Procedure

Removal of Radioact Elem from L Low Extrem, Perc Approach

Removal of Radioactive Element from Left Lower Extremity, Percutaneous Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 0YPB31Z

In ICD-10-PCS, code 0YPB31Z describes Removal of Radioactive Element from Left Lower Extremity, Percutaneous Approach. This procedure is listed in table 0YP, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Removal. The approach used is Percutaneous.

Procedure Details

Section: [0] Medical and Surgical
Body System: Anatomical Regions, Lower Extremities
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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