ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0C Mouth and Throat › 0CQ Mouth and Throat, Repair › 0CQ3XZZ
Repair Soft Palate, External Approach
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
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.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Repair Soft Palate, 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 Repair
Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function
Used only when the method to accomplish the repair is not one of the other root operations
For example
- Colostomy takedown, suture of laceration
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
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0CQ00ZZ | Repair Upper Lip, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0CQ03ZZ | Repair Upper Lip, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0CQ0XZZ | Repair Upper Lip, External Approach | Valid |
| 0CQ10ZZ | Repair Lower Lip, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0CQ13ZZ | Repair Lower Lip, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0CQ1XZZ | Repair Lower Lip, External Approach | Valid |
| 0CQ20ZZ | Repair Hard Palate, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0CQ23ZZ | Repair Hard Palate, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0CQ2XZZ | Repair Hard Palate, External Approach | Valid |
| 0CQ30ZZ | Repair Soft Palate, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0CQ33ZZ | Repair Soft Palate, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0CQ40ZZ | Repair Buccal Mucosa, Open Approach | Valid |