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0PPR05Z

0PPR05Z: Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Thumb Phalanx, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

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

How 0PPR05Z 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. RBody 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 0PPR05Z

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

  • 0PPQ44ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Metacarpal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPQ45ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Left Metacarpal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPQ47ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Left Metacarpal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPQ4JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Metacarpal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPQ4KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Left Metacarpal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PPQX4ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Metacarpal, External Approach
  • 0PPQX5ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Left Metacarpal, External Approach
  • 0PPR04ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Right Thumb Phalanx, Open Approach
  • 0PPR05ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Right Thumb Phalanx, Open Approach
  • 0PPR07ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Right Thumb Phalanx, Open Approach
  • 0PPR0JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Right Thumb Phalanx, Open Approach
  • 0PPR0KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Right Thumb Phalanx, Open Approach
  • 0PPR34ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Right Thumb Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPR35ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Right Thumb Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPR37ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Right Thumb Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPR3JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Right Thumb Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0PPR3KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Right Thumb Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027