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0C01X7Z

Alteration of Lower Lip with Autologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Alteration of Lower Lip with Autologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach

What this code says

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

3. Root operation Alteration

Modifying the anatomic structure of a body part without affecting the function of the body part

Principal purpose is to improve appearance

For example

  • Face lift, breast augmentation

4. Body Part Lower Lip

Also covers

  • Frenulum labii inferioris
  • Labial gland
  • Vermilion border

5. Approach External

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

6. Device Autologous Tissue Substitute

For example

  • Autograft
  • Cultured epidermal cell autograft
  • Epicel(R) cultured epidermal autograft

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0C00X7Z Alteration of Upper Lip with Autologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach Valid
0C00XJZ Alteration of Upper Lip with Synthetic Substitute, External Approach Valid
0C00XKZ Alteration of Upper Lip with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach Valid
0C00XZZ Alteration of Upper Lip, External Approach Valid
0C01XJZ Alteration of Lower Lip with Synthetic Substitute, External Approach Valid
0C01XKZ Alteration of Lower Lip with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach Valid
0C01XZZ Alteration of Lower Lip, External Approach Valid