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0H0VXZZ

Alteration of Bilateral Breast, External Approach

RetiredICD-10-PCS procedure code.

No longer in the code set. Submitting it will not be accepted for a current date of service.

Billable FY2016 to FY2019. In the code set FY2016 to FY2019, and removed after that.

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 Bilateral Breast, External Approach
  2. FY2020 Removed from the code set

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 Breast, Bilateral

Also covers

  • Mammary duct
  • Mammary gland

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0H0T07Z Alteration of Right Breast with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
0H0T0JZ Alteration of Right Breast with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach Valid
0H0T0KZ Alteration of Right Breast with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
0H0T0ZZ Alteration of Right Breast, Open Approach Valid
0H0T37Z Alteration of Right Breast with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0H0T3JZ Alteration of Right Breast with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0H0T3KZ Alteration of Right Breast with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0H0T3ZZ Alteration of Right Breast, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0H0TX7Z Alteration of Right Breast with Autologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach Retired
0H0TXJZ Alteration of Right Breast with Synthetic Substitute, External Approach Retired
0H0TXKZ Alteration of Right Breast with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach Retired
0H0TXZZ Alteration of Right Breast, External Approach Retired