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0PPD05Z

0PPD05Z: Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Humeral Head, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

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

How 0PPD05Z 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. DBody 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 0PPD05Z

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

  • 0PPC44ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Right Humeral Head, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPC45ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Right Humeral Head, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPC47ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Right Humeral Head, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPC4JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Right Humeral Head, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPC4KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Right Humeral Head, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPCX4ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Right Humeral Head, External Approach
  • 0PPCX5ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Right Humeral Head, External Approach
  • 0PPD04ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Humeral Head, Open Approach
  • 0PPD05ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Left Humeral Head, Open Approach
  • 0PPD07ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Left Humeral Head, Open Approach
  • 0PPD0JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Humeral Head, Open Approach
  • 0PPD0KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Left Humeral Head, Open Approach
  • 0PPD34ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Humeral Head, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPD35ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Left Humeral Head, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPD37ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Left Humeral Head, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPD3JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Humeral Head, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPD3KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Left Humeral Head, Percutaneous Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027