ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0J Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia › 0J0 Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Alteration › 0J0N0ZZ

0J0N0ZZ

Alteration of Right Lower Leg Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open 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 Alteration of Right Lower Leg Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open 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 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

5. Approach Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0J010ZZ Alteration of Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0J013ZZ Alteration of Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0J040ZZ Alteration of Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0J043ZZ Alteration of Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0J050ZZ Alteration of Left Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0J053ZZ Alteration of Left Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0J060ZZ Alteration of Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0J063ZZ Alteration of Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0J070ZZ Alteration of Back Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0J073ZZ Alteration of Back Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0J080ZZ Alteration of Abdomen Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0J083ZZ Alteration of Abdomen Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid