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:

049S - Posterior Tibial Artery, Left

• Open Approach

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

  • Drainage Device
    • 049S00Z - Drainage of L Post Tib Art with Drain Dev, Open Approach
  • No Device
    • 049S0ZX - Drainage of L Post Tib Art, Open Approach, Diagn
    • 049S0ZZ - Drainage of Left Posterior Tibial 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
    • 049S30Z - Drainage of L Post Tib Art with Drain Dev, Perc Approach
  • No Device
    • 049S3ZX - Drainage of L Post Tib Art, Perc Approach, Diagn
    • 049S3ZZ - Drainage of Left Posterior Tibial 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
    • 049S40Z - Drain of L Post Tib Art with Drain Dev, Perc Endo Approach
  • No Device
    • 049S4ZX - Drainage of L Post Tib Art, Perc Endo Approach, Diagn
    • 049S4ZZ - Drainage of Left Posterior Tibial Artery, Perc Endo Approach