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0QH005Z

0QH005Z: Insertion of External Fixation Device into Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Insertion of Ext Fix into Lum Vertebra, Open Approach

How 0QH005Z 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. QBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. HRoot operationThe objective: the verb of the procedure
  4. 0Body 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 0QH005Z

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

  • 0QDM0ZZExtraction of Left Tarsal, Open Approach
  • 0QDN0ZZExtraction of Right Metatarsal, Open Approach
  • 0QDP0ZZExtraction of Left Metatarsal, Open Approach
  • 0QDQ0ZZExtraction of Right Toe Phalanx, Open Approach
  • 0QDR0ZZExtraction of Left Toe Phalanx, Open Approach
  • 0QDS0ZZExtraction of Coccyx, Open Approach
  • 0QH004ZInsertion of Internal Fixation Device into Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach
  • 0QH005ZInsertion of External Fixation Device into Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach
  • 0QH034ZInsertion of Internal Fixation Device into Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QH035ZInsertion of External Fixation Device into Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QH044ZInsertion of Internal Fixation Device into Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QH045ZInsertion of External Fixation Device into Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QH104ZInsertion of Internal Fixation Device into Sacrum, Open Approach
  • 0QH105ZInsertion of External Fixation Device into Sacrum, Open Approach
  • 0QH134ZInsertion of Internal Fixation Device into Sacrum, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QH135ZInsertion of External Fixation Device into Sacrum, Percutaneous Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027