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0XQ70ZZ

0XQ70ZZ — Repair Left Upper Extremity, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Repair Left Upper Extremity, Open Approach

How 0XQ70ZZ 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. 7Body partThe specific site
  5. 0ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0XQ70ZZ

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

  • 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
  • 0XQ80ZZRepair Right Upper Arm, Open Approach
  • 0XQ83ZZRepair Right Upper Arm, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0XQ84ZZRepair Right Upper Arm, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0XQ8XZZRepair Right Upper Arm, External Approach
  • 0XQ90ZZRepair Left Upper Arm, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026