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0PPC05Z

0PPC05Z: Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Humeral Head, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Removal of Ext Fix from R Humeral Head, Open Approach

How 0PPC05Z 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. PRoot operationThe objective: the verb of the procedure
  4. CBody partThe specific site
  5. 0ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 5DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0PPC05Z

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

  • 0PPB3JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Clavicle, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPB3KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Left Clavicle, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPB44ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Clavicle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPB47ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Left Clavicle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPB4JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Clavicle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPB4KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Left Clavicle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPBX4ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Clavicle, External Approach
  • 0PPC04ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Right Humeral Head, Open Approach
  • 0PPC05ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Right Humeral Head, Open Approach
  • 0PPC07ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Right Humeral Head, Open Approach
  • 0PPC0JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Right Humeral Head, Open Approach
  • 0PPC0KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Right Humeral Head, Open Approach
  • 0PPC34ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Right Humeral Head, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPC35ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Right Humeral Head, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPC37ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Right Humeral Head, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPC3JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Right Humeral Head, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPC3KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Right Humeral Head, Percutaneous Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027