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0PPK05Z

0PPK05Z: Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Ulna, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

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

How 0PPK05Z 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. KBody 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 0PPK05Z

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

  • 0PPJ44ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Radius, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPJ45ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Left Radius, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPJ47ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Left Radius, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPJ4JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Radius, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPJ4KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Left Radius, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPJX4ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Radius, External Approach
  • 0PPJX5ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Left Radius, External Approach
  • 0PPK04ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Right Ulna, Open Approach
  • 0PPK05ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Right Ulna, Open Approach
  • 0PPK07ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Right Ulna, Open Approach
  • 0PPK0JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Right Ulna, Open Approach
  • 0PPK0KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Right Ulna, Open Approach
  • 0PPK34ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Right Ulna, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPK35ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Right Ulna, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPK37ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Right Ulna, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPK3JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Right Ulna, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPK3KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Right Ulna, Percutaneous Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027