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00FUXZZ

00FUXZZFragmentation in Spinal Canal, External Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Fragmentation in Spinal Canal, External Approach

How 00FUXZZ 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.

  1. 0SectionMedical and Surgical — What family of procedure this is
  2. 0Body systemWhich system it acts on
  3. FRoot operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. UBody partThe specific site
  5. XApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 00FUXZZ

In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.

  • 00F5XZZFragmentation in Intracranial Subarachnoid Space, External Approach
  • 00F60ZZFragmentation in Cerebral Ventricle, Open Approach
  • 00F63ZZFragmentation in Cerebral Ventricle, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00F64ZZFragmentation in Cerebral Ventricle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00F6XZZFragmentation in Cerebral Ventricle, External Approach
  • 00FU0ZZFragmentation in Spinal Canal, Open Approach
  • 00FU3ZZFragmentation in Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00FU4ZZFragmentation in Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00FUXZZFragmentation in Spinal Canal, External Approach
  • 00H001ZInsertion of Radioactive Element into Brain, Open Approach
  • 00H002ZInsertion of Monitoring Device into Brain, Open Approach
  • 00H003ZInsertion of Infusion Device into Brain, Open Approach
  • 00H004ZInsertion of Radioactive Element, Cesium-131 Collagen Implant into Brain, Open Approach
  • 00H005ZInsertion of Radioactive Element, Palladium-103 Collagen Implant into Brain, Open Approach
  • 00H00MZInsertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Brain, Open Approach
  • 00H00YZInsertion of Other Device into Brain, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026