Inpatient Facility Coding & Compliance Alert

Question: The provider inserted a monitoring device into the subcutaneous tissue of the trunk. Which PCS code should we report?

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Answer: Actually, you need to be a little more specific in your documentation, such as mention of the insertion site and what kind of approach the provider took. Based on this you may choose from the variety of codes possible:

• 0JWT02Z (Revision of monitoring device in trunk subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach)
• 0JWT32Z (Revision of monitoring device in trunk subcutaneous tissue and fascia, percutaneous approach)
• 0JH602Z (Insertion of monitoring device into chest subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach)
• 0JH632Z (Insertion of monitoring device into chest subcutaneous tissue and fascia, percutaneous approach).