ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0D Gastrointestinal System › 0DQ Gastrointestinal System, Repair › 0DQM3ZZ
Repair Descending Colon, Percutaneous 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 Descending Colon, Percutaneous 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 Percutaneous
Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0DQ10ZZ | Repair Upper Esophagus, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0DQ13ZZ | Repair Upper Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0DQ14ZZ | Repair Upper Esophagus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0DQ17ZZ | Repair Upper Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |
| 0DQ18ZZ | Repair Upper Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 0DQ20ZZ | Repair Middle Esophagus, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0DQ23ZZ | Repair Middle Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0DQ24ZZ | Repair Middle Esophagus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0DQ27ZZ | Repair Middle Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |
| 0DQ28ZZ | Repair Middle Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 0DQ30ZZ | Repair Lower Esophagus, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0DQ33ZZ | Repair Lower Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |