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0CMWXZ2

Reattachment of Upper Tooth, All, 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 Reattachment of Upper Tooth, All, 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 Reattachment

Putting back in or on all or a portion of a separated body part to its normal location or other suitable location

Vascular circulation and nervous pathways may or may not be reestablished

For example

  • Reattachment of hand, reattachment of avulsed kidney

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

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0CM00ZZ Reattachment of Upper Lip, Open Approach Valid
0CM10ZZ Reattachment of Lower Lip, Open Approach Valid
0CM30ZZ Reattachment of Soft Palate, Open Approach Valid
0CM70ZZ Reattachment of Tongue, Open Approach Valid
0CMN0ZZ Reattachment of Uvula, Open Approach Valid
0CMW0Z0 Reattachment of Upper Tooth, Single, Open Approach Valid
0CMW0Z1 Reattachment of Upper Tooth, Multiple, Open Approach Valid
0CMW0Z2 Reattachment of Upper Tooth, All, Open Approach Valid
0CMWXZ0 Reattachment of Upper Tooth, Single, External Approach Valid
0CMWXZ1 Reattachment of Upper Tooth, Multiple, External Approach Valid
0CMX0Z0 Reattachment of Lower Tooth, Single, Open Approach Valid
0CMX0Z1 Reattachment of Lower Tooth, Multiple, Open Approach Valid