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0PPF45Z

0PPF45Z: Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Removal of Ext Fix from R Humeral Shaft, Perc Endo Approach

How 0PPF45Z 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. FBody partThe specific site
  5. 4ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 5DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0PPF45Z

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

  • 0PPF0JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Right Humeral Shaft, Open Approach
  • 0PPF0KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Right Humeral Shaft, Open Approach
  • 0PPF34ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Right Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPF35ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Right Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPF37ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Right Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPF3JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Right Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPF3KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Right Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPF44ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Right Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPF45ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Right Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPF47ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Right Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPF4JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Right Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPF4KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Right Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPFX4ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Right Humeral Shaft, External Approach
  • 0PPFX5ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Right Humeral Shaft, External Approach
  • 0PPG04ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Humeral Shaft, Open Approach
  • 0PPG05ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Left Humeral Shaft, Open Approach
  • 0PPG07ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Left Humeral Shaft, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027