2020 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 4A04XJ1
Measurement of Venous Pulse, Peripheral, External Approach
Valid for Submission
4A04XJ1 is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of measurement of venous pulse, peripheral, external approach. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The procedure code 4A04XJ1 is in the measurement and monitoring section and is part of the physiological systems body system, classified under the measurement operation. The applicable bodysystem is venous.
| ICD-10-PCS: | 4A04XJ1 |
| Short Description: | Measurement of Venous Pulse, Peripheral, External Approach |
| Long Description: | Measurement of Venous Pulse, Peripheral, External Approach |
ICD-10-PCS Details
| Position | Character Code | Designation | Label | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character 1 | 4 | Section | Measurement and Monitoring | |
| Character 2 | A | Body System | Physiological Systems | |
| Character 3 | 0 | Operation | Measurement | Determining the level of a physiological or physical function at a point in time |
| Character 4 | 4 | BodySystem | Venous | |
| Character 5 | X | Approach | External | 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 |
| Character 6 | J | Function/Device | Pulse | |
| Character 7 | 1 | Qualifier | Peripheral |
Convert 4A04XJ1 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. This 2020 ICD-10-PCS code is to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020.
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.