ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0H Skin and Breast › 0HW Skin and Breast, Revision › 0HWQX0Z
Revision of Drainage Device in Finger Nail, 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 Revision of Drainage Device in Finger Nail, 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 Revision
Correcting, to the extent possible, a portion of a malfunctioning device or the position of a displaced device
Revision can include correcting a malfunctioning or displaced device by taking out or putting in components of the device such as a screw or pin
For example
- Adjustment of position of pacemaker lead, recementing of hip prosthesis
4. Body Part Finger Nail
Also covers
- Nail bed
- Nail plate
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 Drainage Device
For example
- Cystostomy tube
- Foley catheter
- Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter
- Thoracostomy tube
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0HWPX0Z | Revision of Drainage Device in Skin, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HWPX7Z | Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Skin, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HWPXJZ | Revision of Synthetic Substitute in Skin, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HWPXKZ | Revision of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute in Skin, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HWPXYZ | Revision of Other Device in Skin, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HWQX7Z | Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Finger Nail, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HWQXJZ | Revision of Synthetic Substitute in Finger Nail, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HWQXKZ | Revision of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute in Finger Nail, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HWRX0Z | Revision of Drainage Device in Toe Nail, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HWRX7Z | Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Toe Nail, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HWRXJZ | Revision of Synthetic Substitute in Toe Nail, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HWRXKZ | Revision of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute in Toe Nail, External Approach | Valid |