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2025 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 06BT0ZZ

Excision of Right Foot Vein, Open Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:
06BT0ZZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Excision of Right Foot Vein, Open Approach
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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06BT0ZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of excision of right foot vein, open approach. The code is valid for the year 2025 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The procedure code involves cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part. Procedure code explanation: the qualifier diagnostic is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy

06BT0ZZ 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 veins body system, classified under excision operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is foot vein, right.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System 6 Lower Veins
3 Operation B Excision

Involves:
Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

Explanation:
The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies

Includes:
  • Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy
4 BodyPart T Foot Vein, Right Includes:
  • Common digital vein
  • Dorsal metatarsal vein
  • Dorsal venous arch
  • Plantar digital vein
  • Plantar metatarsal vein
  • Plantar venous arch
5 Approach 0 Open

Involves:
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure
6 Device Z No Device

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

Clinical Classification

Saphenous vein harvest and other therapeutic vessel removal

CCSR Code: CAR020

Clinical Domain: Cardiovascular Procedures CAR contains 29 categories that include cardiovascular procedures such as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), and aneurysm repair procedures.

Convert to ICD-9-PCS

Below are the ICD-9=PCS code(s) that most closely match this ICD-10-PCS code, based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs). This ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS crosswalk tool is helpful for coders who need to reference legacy diagnosis codes for audits, historical claims, or approximate code comparisons.

ICD-9-PCS Code

Code: 3839

Approximate Flag: This is an approximate match. The ICD-9-PCS code reflects a close but not exact equivalent of the ICD-10-PCS procedure.

ICD-9-PCS Code

Code: 3869

Approximate Flag: This is an approximate match. The ICD-9-PCS code reflects a close but not exact equivalent of the ICD-10-PCS procedure.

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Excision Foot Vein, Right

  • 06BT0ZX Excision of Right Foot Vein, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 06BT3ZX Excision of Right Foot Vein, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 06BT3ZZ Excision of Right Foot Vein, Percutaneous Approach
  • 06BT4ZX Excision of Right Foot Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 06BT4ZZ Excision of Right Foot Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

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 2025 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

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.