icd 10 pcs code for excision sural nerve graft

Full Answer

What is the ICD 10 code for plantar nerve graft?

ICD-10-PCS code: 01UG07Z, 0LQW0ZZ, 01BG0ZZ Rationale: The root operation Supplement is used to code the procedure for the free nerve graft from the sural nerve to the external plantar nerve. The plantar nerve is part of the tibial nerve, body part value G.

What is the ICD 10 code for ulnar nerve repair?

2019 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 01Q44ZZ. Repair Ulnar Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach. 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code. ICD-10-PCS 01Q44ZZ is a specific/billable code that can be used to indicate a procedure.

What is the ICD 10 code for excision of a brain tumor?

ICD-10-PCS code: 00B70ZZ, 00U20KZ, 0NR00JZ Rationale: The root operation for the tumor removal is Excision because the entire cerebral hemisphere is not removed. The tumor is in the frontal, temporal and parietal lobes. The body part key directs the coder to assign body part value 7, cerebral hemisphere for these body parts.

What is the B code for excision?

The Excision root operation is identified by the character code B in the 3 rd position of the procedure code. It is defined as Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part. The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies. The 4 th character refers to the body part or body region.

Use of Imaging Report to Confirm Catheter Placement- Q3 2014

Question: When coding the placement of an infusion device such as a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC line), the code assignment for the body part is based on the site in which the device ended up (end placement). For coding purposes, can imaging reports be used to determine the end placement of the device?

Device Character for Port-A-Cath Placement- Q4 2013

Question: ...venous access port. An incision was made in the anterior chest wall and a subcutaneous pocket was created. The catheter was advanced into the vein, tunneled under the skin and attached to the port, which was anchored in the subcutaneous pocket. The incision was closed in layers.

Totally Implantable Central Venous Access Device (Port-a-Cath)- Q2 2015

Question: In Coding Clinic, Fourth Quarter 2013, pages 116- 117, information was published about the device character for the insertion of a totally implantable central venous access device (port-a-cath). Although we agree with the device value, the approach value is inaccurate.

Insertion of Peritoneal Totally Implantable Venous Access Device-Q2 2016

Question: A patient diagnosed with Stage IIIC ovarian cancer underwent placement of an intraperitoneal port-a-catheter during total abdominal hysterectomy. An incision on the costal margin in the midclavicular line on the right side was made, and a pocket was formed. A port was then inserted within the pocket and secured with stitches.

Removal and Replacement of Tunneled Internal Jugular Catheter- Q2 2016

Question: The patient has a malfunctioning right internal jugular tunneled catheter. At surgery, the old catheter was removed and a new one placed. Under ultrasound guidance, the jugular was cannulated; the cuff of the old catheter was dissected out; and the entire catheter removed.