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01X40Z5

01X40Z5 — Transfer Ulnar Nerve to Median Nerve, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Transfer Ulnar Nerve to Median Nerve, Open Approach

How 01X40Z5 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. 1Body systemWhich system it acts on
  3. XRoot operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 4Body partThe specific site
  5. 0ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. 5QualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 01X40Z5

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

  • 01X10Z2Transfer Cervical Nerve to Phrenic Nerve, Open Approach
  • 01X14Z1Transfer Cervical Nerve to Cervical Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 01X14Z2Transfer Cervical Nerve to Phrenic Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 01X20Z1Transfer Phrenic Nerve to Cervical Nerve, Open Approach
  • 01X20Z2Transfer Phrenic Nerve to Phrenic Nerve, Open Approach
  • 01X24Z1Transfer Phrenic Nerve to Cervical Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 01X24Z2Transfer Phrenic Nerve to Phrenic Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 01X40Z4Transfer Ulnar Nerve to Ulnar Nerve, Open Approach
  • 01X40Z5Transfer Ulnar Nerve to Median Nerve, Open Approach
  • 01X40Z6Transfer Ulnar Nerve to Radial Nerve, Open Approach
  • 01X44Z4Transfer Ulnar Nerve to Ulnar Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 01X44Z5Transfer Ulnar Nerve to Median Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 01X44Z6Transfer Ulnar Nerve to Radial Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 01X50Z4Transfer Median Nerve to Ulnar Nerve, Open Approach
  • 01X50Z5Transfer Median Nerve to Median Nerve, Open Approach
  • 01X50Z6Transfer Median Nerve to Radial Nerve, Open Approach
  • 01X54Z4Transfer Median Nerve to Ulnar Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026