ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0J Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia › 0JD Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Extraction › 0JDM0ZZ
Extraction of Left Upper 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.
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 Extraction of Left Upper 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 Extraction
Pulling or stripping out or off all or a portion of a body part by the use of force
The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify extraction procedures that are biopsies
For example
- Dilation and curettage, vein stripping
4. Body Part Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Left Upper Leg
Also covers
- Crural fascia
- Fascia lata
- Iliac fascia
- Iliotibial tract (band)
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
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0JD00ZZ | Extraction of Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JD03ZZ | Extraction of Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0JD10ZZ | Extraction of Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JD13ZZ | Extraction of Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0JD40ZZ | Extraction of Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JD43ZZ | Extraction of Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0JD50ZZ | Extraction of Left Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JD53ZZ | Extraction of Left Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0JD60ZZ | Extraction of Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JD63ZZ | Extraction of Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0JD70ZZ | Extraction of Back Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JD73ZZ | Extraction of Back Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |