0WPC01Z
0WPC01Z — Removal of Radioactive Element from Mediastinum, Open Approach
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Removal of Radioact Elem from Mediastinum, Open Approach
How 0WPC01Z 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
- WBody systemWhich system it acts on
- PRoot operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
- CBody partThe specific site
- 0ApproachHow the site was reached
- 1DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near 0WPC01Z
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- 0WPB41ZRemoval of Radioactive Element from Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WPB43ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WPB4JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WPB4YZRemoval of Other Device from Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WPBX0ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Left Pleural Cavity, External Approach
- 0WPBX1ZRemoval of Radioactive Element from Left Pleural Cavity, External Approach
- 0WPBX3ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Left Pleural Cavity, External Approach
- 0WPC00ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Mediastinum, Open Approach
- 0WPC01ZRemoval of Radioactive Element from Mediastinum, Open Approach
- 0WPC03ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Mediastinum, Open Approach
- 0WPC07ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Mediastinum, Open Approach
- 0WPC0GZRemoval of Defibrillator Lead from Mediastinum, Open Approach
- 0WPC0JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Mediastinum, Open Approach
- 0WPC0KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Mediastinum, Open Approach
- 0WPC0YZRemoval of Other Device from Mediastinum, Open Approach
- 0WPC30ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WPC31ZRemoval of Radioactive Element from Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach