2022 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 0B21XFZ

Change Tracheostomy Device in Trachea, External Approach

  1. ICD-10-PCS Index
  2. Medical and Surgical
  3. Respiratory System
  4. Change
  5. 0B21XFZ
Version 2021
Billable Code

Valid for Submission

ICD-10-PCS:0B21XFZ
Short Description:Change Tracheostomy Device in Trachea, External Approach
Long Description:Change Tracheostomy Device in Trachea, External Approach

0B21XFZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of change tracheostomy device in trachea, external approach. The code is valid for the year 2022 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

The procedure code 0B21XFZ is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the respiratory system body system, classified under the change operation. The applicable bodypart is trachea.

ICD-10-PCS Details

Position Designation Character Label Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System B Respiratory System
3 Operation 2 Change

Involves:
Taking out or off a device from a body part and putting back an identical or similar device in or on the same body part without cutting or puncturing the skin or a mucous membrane

Explanation:
All CHANGE procedures are coded using the approach EXTERNAL

Includes:
  • Urinary catheter change, gastrostomy tube change
4 BodyPart 1 Trachea Includes:
  • Cricoid cartilage
5 Approach X External

Involves:
Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane
6 Device F Tracheostomy Device
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 0B21XFZ 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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