ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 0UPH01Z

Remove Radioact Elem from Vagina & Cul-de-sac, Open

ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 0UPH01Z

ICD-10-PCS: 0UPH01Z
Short Description: Remove Radioact Elem from Vagina & Cul-de-sac, Open
Long Description: Removal of Radioactive Element from Vagina and Cul-de-sac, Open Approach

This is the 2018 version of the ICD-10-PCS procedure code 0UPH01Z

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The code 0UPH01Z is a billable procedure code.

ICD-10-PCS Table

Section	0 - Medical and Surgical
Body System	0U - Female Reproductive System
Operation	0UP - Removal
Body Part	Approach	Device	Qualifier
H - Vagina and Cul-de-sac	0 - Open	1 - Radioactive Element	Z - No Qualifier

ICD-10-PCS Definitions

Operation	Removal Definition: Taking out or off a device from a body part Explanation: If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL Includes: Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal
Approach	Open Definition: Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure
Device	Radioactive Element Includes: Brachytherapy seeds

Code Edits

The following code edits are applicable to this code 0UPH01Z:

Procedures for females only - this code is intended for procedures for females only.

Diagnostic Related Groups

The procedure code 0UPH01Z is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG V35.0)

746 - VAGINA, CERVIX AND VULVA PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC
747 - VAGINA, CERVIX AND VULVA PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC

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