Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 04R

Lower Arteries, Replacement

ICD-10-PCS Code:
04R
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Lower Arteries, Replacement
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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04R is a "header" nonspecific and non-billable procedure code used to indicate the performance of lower arteries, replacement.

04R PCS Table

In an PCS table each code is represented by up seven alphanumeric characters, with each character in the table respresenting different aspects of the procedure. In the table provided below, each row represents an individual character and includes information about the character's position, designation, label, and procedure notes. For this PCS table the procedure code is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the lower arteries body system, classified under replacement operation.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System 4 Lower Arteries
3 Operation R Replacement

Involves:
Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place and/or function of all or a portion of a body part

Explanation:
The body part may have been taken out or replaced, or may be taken out, physically eradicated, or rendered nonfunctional during the Replacement procedure. A Removal procedure is coded for taking out the device used in a previous replacement procedure

Includes:
  • Total hip replacement, bone graft, free skin graft

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Replacement

What is ICD-10-PCS?

The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates. The 2024 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.