ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  4 = Lower Arteries

Root Operation:
  9 = Drainage

Body Part:

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See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

Select the appropriate procedure code based on the approach & device:

0495 - Superior Mesenteric Artery

• Open Approach

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

  • Drainage Device
    • 049500Z - Drainage of Sup Mesent Art with Drain Dev, Open Approach
  • No Device
    • 04950ZX - Drainage of Superior Mesenteric Artery, Open Approach, Diagn
    • 04950ZZ - Drainage of Superior Mesenteric Artery, Open Approach

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• Percutaneous Approach

  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

  • Drainage Device
    • 049530Z - Drainage of Sup Mesent Art with Drain Dev, Perc Approach
  • No Device
    • 04953ZX - Drainage of Superior Mesenteric Artery, Perc Approach, Diagn
    • 04953ZZ - Drainage of Superior Mesenteric Artery, Perc Approach

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• Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

  • Drainage Device
    • 049540Z - Drain of Sup Mesent Art with Drain Dev, Perc Endo Approach
  • No Device
    • 04954ZX - Drainage of Sup Mesent Art, Perc Endo Approach, Diagn
    • 04954ZZ - Drainage of Superior Mesenteric Artery, Perc Endo Approach