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0CQNXZZ

Repair Uvula, 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 Repair Uvula, 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

4. Body Part Uvula

Also covers

  • Palatine uvula

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
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
0CQ3XZZ Repair Soft Palate, External Approach Valid