10P073Z

PCS Procedure

Removal of Monitoring Electrode from POC, Via Opening

Removal of Monitoring Electrode from Products of Conception, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

About ICD-10-PCS code 10P073Z

In ICD-10-PCS, code 10P073Z describes Removal of Monitoring Electrode from Products of Conception, Via Natural or Artificial Opening. This procedure is listed in table 10P, part of Section 1 (Obstetrics). Its root operation is Removal. The approach used is Via Natural or Artificial Opening.

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
Via Natural or Artificial Opening

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

Adjacent Procedure Codes