ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0H Skin and Breast › 0HR Skin and Breast, Replacement › 0HRTXKZ

0HRTXKZ

Replacement of Right Breast with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, 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.

Use instead:

  • 0HR5XK3 Replacement of Chest Skin with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Full Thickness, External Approach stated for FY2019
  • 0HR5XK4 Replacement of Chest Skin with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Partial Thickness, External Approach stated for FY2019

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 Replacement of Right Breast with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, 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 Replacement

Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place and/or function of all or a portion of a body part

The body part may have been taken out or replaced, or may be taken out, physically eradicated, or rendered nonfunctional during the Replacement procedure. A Removal procedure is coded for taking out the device used in a previous replacement procedure

For example

  • Total hip replacement, bone graft, free skin graft

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

6. Device Nonautologous Tissue Substitute

For example

  • Acellular Hydrated Dermis
  • Bone bank bone graft
  • Cook Biodesign(R) Fistula Plug(s)
  • Cook Biodesign(R) Hernia Graft(s)
  • Cook Biodesign(R) Layered Graft(s)
  • Cook Zenapro(tm) Layered Graft(s)
  • Fish skin
  • Kerecis(R) (GraftGuide) (MariGen) (SurgiBind) (SurgiClose)

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0HR0X72 Replacement of Scalp Skin with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Cell Suspension Technique, External Approach Valid
0HR0X73 Replacement of Scalp Skin with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Full Thickness, External Approach Valid
0HR0X74 Replacement of Scalp Skin with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Partial Thickness, External Approach Valid
0HR0XJ3 Replacement of Scalp Skin with Synthetic Substitute, Full Thickness, External Approach Valid
0HR0XJ4 Replacement of Scalp Skin with Synthetic Substitute, Partial Thickness, External Approach Valid
0HR0XJZ Replacement of Scalp Skin with Synthetic Substitute, External Approach Valid
0HR0XK3 Replacement of Scalp Skin with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Full Thickness, External Approach Valid
0HR0XK4 Replacement of Scalp Skin with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Partial Thickness, External Approach Valid
0HR1X72 Replacement of Face Skin with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Cell Suspension Technique, External Approach Valid
0HR1X73 Replacement of Face Skin with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Full Thickness, External Approach Valid
0HR1X74 Replacement of Face Skin with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Partial Thickness, External Approach Valid
0HR1XJ3 Replacement of Face Skin with Synthetic Substitute, Full Thickness, External Approach Valid