049540Z
049540Z: Drainage of Superior Mesenteric Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Drain of Sup Mesent Art with Drain Dev, Perc Endo Approach
How 049540Z is built
Every ICD-10-PCS code is seven independent character positions. Each one is a separate decision, and the meaning of a character depends on the positions before it.
- 0SectionMedical and Surgical: What family of procedure this is
- 4Body systemWhich system it acts on
- 9Root operationThe objective: the verb of the procedure
- 5Body partThe specific site
- 4ApproachHow the site was reached
- 0DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near 049540Z
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two, usually the approach, device or qualifier.
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- 04950ZZDrainage of Superior Mesenteric Artery, Open Approach
- 049530ZDrainage of Superior Mesenteric Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
- 04953ZXDrainage of Superior Mesenteric Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
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- 049540ZDrainage of Superior Mesenteric Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 04954ZXDrainage of Superior Mesenteric Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
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- 04960ZXDrainage of Right Colic Artery, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 04960ZZDrainage of Right Colic Artery, Open Approach
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- 04963ZXDrainage of Right Colic Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 04963ZZDrainage of Right Colic Artery, Percutaneous Approach