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ICD-10-PCS Code 0WHK33Z

Insertion of Infusion Device into Upper Back, Percutaneous Approach
“Insertion of Infusion Device into Upper Back, Perc Approach” for short

0WHK33Z is a valid billable ICD-10 procedure code for Insertion of Infusion Device into Upper Back, Percutaneous Approach. It is found in the 2024 version of the ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (PCS) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2023 - Sep 30, 2024.

Insertion involves:
Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part.

Percutaneous approach involves:
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

Insertion includes:

  • Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter

Infusion Device device includes:

  • Ascenda Intrathecal Catheter
  • InDura, intrathecal catheter (1P) (spinal)
  • Non-tunneled central venous catheter
  • Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)
  • Tunneled spinal (intrathecal) catheter
MS-DRG - Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group
  • MDC 09 Diseases & Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue & Breast
    Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures
    • DRG 579 - OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITH MCC
    • DRG 580 - OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITH CC
    • DRG 581 - OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC

ICD-10-PCS code structure for 0WHK33Z — See Table View

1: Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2: Body System W Anatomical Regions, General
3: Root Operation H Insertion
4: Body Part K Upper Back
5: Approach 3 Percutaneous
6: Device 3 Infusion Device
7: Qualifier Z No Qualifier

See also

  • The ICD-10-PCS Index of common procedure terms.
  • Medical and Surgical terms in the ICD-10-PCS Definitions table. These definitions may also provide additional explanation and/or examples within this section.
  • The ICD-10-PCS Device Aggregation Table containing entries that correlate a specific ICD-10-PCS device value with a general device value to be used in tables containing only general device values.