ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0J Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia › 0JH Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Insertion › 0JHH0NZ
Insertion of Tissue Expander into Left Lower Arm 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 Insertion of Tissue Expander into Left Lower Arm 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 Insertion
Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part
For example
- Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter
4. Body Part Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Left Lower Arm
Also covers
- Antebrachial fascia
- Bicipital aponeurosis
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 0JH00NZ | Insertion of Tissue Expander into Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JH03NZ | Insertion of Tissue Expander into Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0JH10NZ | Insertion of Tissue Expander into Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JH13NZ | Insertion of Tissue Expander into Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0JH40NZ | Insertion of Tissue Expander into Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JH43NZ | Insertion of Tissue Expander into Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0JH50NZ | Insertion of Tissue Expander into Left Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JH53NZ | Insertion of Tissue Expander into Left Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0JH600Z | Insertion of Hemodynamic Monitoring Device into Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JH602Z | Insertion of Monitoring Device into Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JH604Z | Insertion of Pacemaker, Single Chamber into Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JH605Z | Insertion of Pacemaker, Single Chamber Rate Responsive into Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |