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0PH044Z

0PH044Z: Insertion of Internal Fixation Device into Sternum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Insertion of Int Fix into Sternum, Perc Endo Approach

How 0PH044Z 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. PBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. HRoot operationThe objective: the verb of the procedure
  4. 0Body partThe specific site
  5. 4ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 4DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0PH044Z

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

  • 0PDT0ZZExtraction of Right Finger Phalanx, Open Approach
  • 0PDV0ZZExtraction of Left Finger Phalanx, Open Approach
  • 0PH000ZInsertion of Rigid Plate Internal Fixation Device into Sternum, Open Approach
  • 0PH004ZInsertion of Internal Fixation Device into Sternum, Open Approach
  • 0PH030ZInsertion of Rigid Plate Internal Fixation Device into Sternum, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PH034ZInsertion of Internal Fixation Device into Sternum, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PH040ZInsertion of Rigid Plate Internal Fixation Device into Sternum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PH044ZInsertion of Internal Fixation Device into Sternum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PH104ZInsertion of Internal Fixation Device into 1 to 2 Ribs, Open Approach
  • 0PH134ZInsertion of Internal Fixation Device into 1 to 2 Ribs, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PH144ZInsertion of Internal Fixation Device into 1 to 2 Ribs, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PH204ZInsertion of Internal Fixation Device into 3 or More Ribs, Open Approach
  • 0PH234ZInsertion of Internal Fixation Device into 3 or More Ribs, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PH244ZInsertion of Internal Fixation Device into 3 or More Ribs, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PH304ZInsertion of Internal Fixation Device into Cervical Vertebra, Open Approach
  • 0PH334ZInsertion of Internal Fixation Device into Cervical Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027