10P00YZ

PCS Procedure

Removal of Other Device from POC, Open Approach

Removal of Other Device from Products of Conception, Open Approach

Procedure Details

Section
[1] Obstetrics
Body System
Pregnancy
Root Operation
Removal

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation
Removal

Taking out or off a device from a body part, region or orifice

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

Approach · Approach
Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

Adjacent Procedure Codes