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0PPG05Z

0PPG05Z: Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Humeral Shaft, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

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

How 0PPG05Z 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. GBody 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 0PPG05Z

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

  • 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
  • 0PPG0JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Humeral Shaft, Open Approach
  • 0PPG0KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Left Humeral Shaft, Open Approach
  • 0PPG34ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPG35ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Left Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPG37ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Left Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPG3JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPG3KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Left Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027