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0QQFXZZ

0QQFXZZ: Repair Left Patella, External Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Repair Left Patella, External Approach

How 0QQFXZZ 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. QRoot operationThe objective: the verb of the procedure
  4. FBody partThe specific site
  5. XApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0QQFXZZ

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

  • 0QQCXZZRepair Left Lower Femur, External Approach
  • 0QQD0ZZRepair Right Patella, Open Approach
  • 0QQD3ZZRepair Right Patella, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QQD4ZZRepair Right Patella, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QQDXZZRepair Right Patella, External Approach
  • 0QQF0ZZRepair Left Patella, Open Approach
  • 0QQF3ZZRepair Left Patella, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QQF4ZZRepair Left Patella, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QQFXZZRepair Left Patella, External Approach
  • 0QQG0ZZRepair Right Tibia, Open Approach
  • 0QQG3ZZRepair Right Tibia, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QQG4ZZRepair Right Tibia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QQGXZZRepair Right Tibia, External Approach
  • 0QQH0ZZRepair Left Tibia, Open Approach
  • 0QQH3ZZRepair Left Tibia, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0QQH4ZZRepair Left Tibia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0QQHXZZRepair Left Tibia, External Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027