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Reposition Common Iliac Artery, Left to No Qualifier with No Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
Procedural Specifications
| Clinical Axis | Detail Definition |
|---|---|
| Section | 0 Medical and Surgical |
| Body System | 4 Lower Arteries |
| Operation | S Reposition |
| Body Part | D Common Iliac Artery, Left |
| Approach | 4 Percutaneous Endoscopic |
| Device | Z No Device |
| Qualifier | Z No Qualifier |
Operation Definition
Moving to its normal location, or other suitable location, all or a portion of a body part
Procedure Overview
Reposition procedures move an artery, or a segment of one, to a different location or restore it to its proper anatomic position without removing tissue or adding replacement material. In the lower extremities and pelvis this is an uncommon but important root operation, most often encountered when an artery has been displaced by trauma, congenital anomaly, or a prior surgical dissection and needs to be moved to a location where it functions correctly or does not interfere with another planned procedure.
Examples include transposing a renal or iliac artery during complex aortic reconstruction, or relocating a vessel during organ transplantation to create adequate inflow to a transplanted kidney. The vessel itself is not resected or replaced; it is detached at one end and reattached in a new position or orientation.
Anatomy & Axis Detail
Common Iliac Artery, Left
The left common iliac artery mirrors its right counterpart in carrying flow from the aortic bifurcation into the pelvis, but its course lies closer to the sigmoid mesocolon, which can influence surgical access during relocation. Reposition applies when the vessel's origin or path is altered, for example during complex aortoiliac aneurysm repair or in cases of iliac artery kinking, to reestablish a straighter, unobstructed flow path to the internal and external iliac branches. The vessel is not replaced or bypassed but physically moved and reattached at a different point. Because significant tortuosity or compression of this artery can be a source of claudication or thrombosis, documentation of the corrected anatomic trajectory after repositioning is clinically meaningful for confirming the intended outcome was achieved.
Approach: Percutaneous Endoscopic
Percutaneous Endoscopic combines a puncture through skin or mucous membrane with insertion of an endoscope to visualize the procedure internally, as in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. It is distinguished from plain Percutaneous by the presence of scope-guided visualization, and from Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic by its route being a new puncture rather than an existing orifice or stoma.
Coding & Documentation
Coders need operative documentation that clearly states the artery was moved to a new location, not simply exposed, clamped, or repaired in place, since Reposition requires an actual change in anatomic position. The note should specify the originating and destination location of the vessel, which affects the body part value selected.
A frequent mistake is coding a transposition performed as part of a larger transplant or bypass procedure as a separate Reposition when it is actually an integral, non-separately-reportable step of the main procedure. Coders also sometimes confuse temporary retraction or mobilization of a vessel during exposure, which is not coded at all, with true Reposition, which requires a permanent relocation.