2022 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 06H343Z

Insertion of Infusion Device into Esophageal Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  1. ICD-10-PCS Index
  2. Medical and Surgical
  3. Lower Veins
  4. Insertion
  5. 06H343Z
Version 2021
Billable Code

Valid for Submission

ICD-10-PCS:06H343Z
Short Description:Insert Infusion Dev in Esophageal Vein, Perc Endo
Long Description:Insertion of Infusion Device into Esophageal Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

06H343Z is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of insertion of infusion device into esophageal vein, percutaneous endoscopic approach. The code is valid for the year 2022 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

The procedure code 06H343Z is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the lower veins body system, classified under the insertion operation. The applicable bodypart is esophageal vein.

ICD-10-PCS Details

Position Designation Character Label Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System 6 Lower 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 3 Esophageal 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 3 Infusion Device Includes:
  • Ascenda Intrathecal Catheter
  • InDura, intrathecal catheter (1P) (spinal)
  • Non-tunneled central venous catheter
  • Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)
  • Tunneled spinal (intrathecal) catheter
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.

Convert 06H343Z 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:

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. These 2022 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.

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.

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