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0QPH45Z

0QPH45Z: Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Tibia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

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

How 0QPH45Z 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. HBody 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 0QPH45Z

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

  • 0QPH0JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Tibia, Open Approach
  • 0QPH0KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Left Tibia, Open Approach
  • 0QPH34ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Tibia, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QPH35ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Left Tibia, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QPH37ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Left Tibia, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QPH3JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Tibia, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QPH3KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Left Tibia, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QPH44ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Tibia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QPH45ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Left Tibia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QPH47ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Left Tibia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QPH4JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Tibia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QPH4KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Left Tibia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QPHX4ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Tibia, External Approach
  • 0QPHX5ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Left Tibia, External Approach
  • 0QPJ04ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Right Fibula, Open Approach
  • 0QPJ05ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Right Fibula, Open Approach
  • 0QPJ07ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Right Fibula, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027