Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 05H44MZ

Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Left Innominate Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:
05H44MZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Insert of Neuro Lead into L Innom Vein, Perc Endo Approach
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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05H44MZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of insertion of neurostimulator lead into left innominate vein, percutaneous endoscopic approach. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

05H44MZ 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 upper veins body system, classified under insertion operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is innominate vein, left.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System 5 Upper Veins
3 Operation H 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

Includes:
  • Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter
4 BodyPart 4 Innominate Vein, Left Includes:
  • Brachiocephalic vein
  • Inferior thyroid vein
5 Approach 4 Percutaneous Endoscopic

Involves:
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

6 Device M Neurostimulator Lead
7 Qualifier Z No Qualifier

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the seventh character to indicate that a specific qualifier does not apply to the procedure.

Replacement Code

05H44MZ replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-PCS code(s):

  • 01HY4MZ - Insertion of Neuro Lead into Periph Nrv, Perc Endo Approach
  • 01HY4MZ - Insertion of Neuro Lead into Periph Nrv, Perc Endo Approach
  • 01HY4MZ - Insertion of Neuro Lead into Periph Nrv, Perc Endo Approach
  • 01HY4MZ - Insertion of Neuro Lead into Periph Nrv, Perc Endo Approach
  • 01HY4MZ - Insertion of Neuro Lead into Periph Nrv, Perc Endo Approach

Clinical Classification

Convert to ICD-9-PCS

The following crosswalk between ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Insertion Innominate Vein, Left

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.