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0QPC45Z

0QPC45Z: Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Removal of Ext Fix from L Low Femur, Perc Endo Approach

How 0QPC45Z 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. PRoot operationThe objective: the verb of the procedure
  4. CBody partThe specific site
  5. 4ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 5DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0QPC45Z

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

  • 0QPC0JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Lower Femur, Open Approach
  • 0QPC0KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Left Lower Femur, Open Approach
  • 0QPC34ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QPC35ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QPC37ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QPC3JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QPC3KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QPC44ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QPC45ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QPC47ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QPC4JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QPC4KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QPCX4ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Lower Femur, External Approach
  • 0QPCX5ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Left Lower Femur, External Approach
  • 0QPD04ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Right Patella, Open Approach
  • 0QPD05ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Right Patella, Open Approach
  • 0QPD07ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Right Patella, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027