Version 2024
Billable Code
Procedures For Females Only

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 8E0HX62

Breast Milk Collection

ICD-10-PCS Code:
8E0HX62
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Breast Milk Collection
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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8E0HX62 is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of breast milk collection. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

8E0HX62 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 other procedures section and is part of the physiological systems and anatomical regions body system, classified under other procedures operation. The applicable bodyregion for this procedure code is integumentary system and breast.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 8 Other Procedures
2 Body System E Physiological Systems and Anatomical Regions
3 Operation 0 Other Procedures

Involves:
Methodologies which attempt to remediate or cure a disorder or disease

4 BodyRegion H Integumentary System and Breast  
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 Method 6 Collection
7 Qualifier 2 Breast Milk

Clinical Classification

Code Edits

The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10 Code Edits are applicable to this code:

Convert 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:

  • ICD-9-PCS: 9998

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Other Procedures Integumentary System and Breast

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 2024 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

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.