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0XQ5XZZ

0XQ5XZZ — Repair Left Axilla, External Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Repair Left Axilla, External Approach

How 0XQ5XZZ 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. XBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. QRoot operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 5Body 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 0XQ5XZZ

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

  • 0XQ3XZZRepair Left Shoulder Region, External Approach
  • 0XQ40ZZRepair Right Axilla, Open Approach
  • 0XQ43ZZRepair Right Axilla, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0XQ44ZZRepair Right Axilla, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0XQ4XZZRepair Right Axilla, External Approach
  • 0XQ50ZZRepair Left Axilla, Open Approach
  • 0XQ53ZZRepair Left Axilla, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0XQ54ZZRepair Left Axilla, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0XQ5XZZRepair Left Axilla, External Approach
  • 0XQ60ZZRepair Right Upper Extremity, Open Approach
  • 0XQ63ZZRepair Right Upper Extremity, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0XQ64ZZRepair Right Upper Extremity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0XQ6XZZRepair Right Upper Extremity, External Approach
  • 0XQ70ZZRepair Left Upper Extremity, Open Approach
  • 0XQ73ZZRepair Left Upper Extremity, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0XQ74ZZRepair Left Upper Extremity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0XQ7XZZRepair Left Upper Extremity, External Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026