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0QH748Z

0QH748Z: Insertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Left Upper Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Insert Limb Length Dev in L Up Femur, Perc Endo

How 0QH748Z 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. 7Body partThe specific site
  5. 4ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 8DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0QH748Z

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

  • 0QH736ZInsertion of Intramedullary Internal Fixation Device into Left Upper Femur, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QH738ZInsertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Left Upper Femur, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QH73BZInsertion of Monoplanar External Fixation Device into Left Upper Femur, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QH73CZInsertion of Ring External Fixation Device into Left Upper Femur, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QH73DZInsertion of Hybrid External Fixation Device into Left Upper Femur, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QH744ZInsertion of Internal Fixation Device into Left Upper Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QH745ZInsertion of External Fixation Device into Left Upper Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QH746ZInsertion of Intramedullary Internal Fixation Device into Left Upper Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QH748ZInsertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Left Upper Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QH74BZInsertion of Monoplanar External Fixation Device into Left Upper Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QH74CZInsertion of Ring External Fixation Device into Left Upper Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QH74DZInsertion of Hybrid External Fixation Device into Left Upper Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QH804ZInsertion of Internal Fixation Device into Right Femoral Shaft, Open Approach
  • 0QH805ZInsertion of External Fixation Device into Right Femoral Shaft, Open Approach
  • 0QH806ZInsertion of Intramedullary Internal Fixation Device into Right Femoral Shaft, Open Approach
  • 0QH807ZInsertion of Intramedullary Limb Lengthening Internal Fixation Device into Right Femoral Shaft, Open Approach
  • 0QH808ZInsertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Right Femoral Shaft, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027