ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0J Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia › 0JQ Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Repair › 0JQD0ZZ

0JQD0ZZ

Repair Right Upper 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.

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 Repair Right Upper 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 Repair

Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function

Used only when the method to accomplish the repair is not one of the other root operations

For example

  • Colostomy takedown, suture of laceration

4. Body Part Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Right Upper Arm

Also covers

  • Axillary fascia
  • Deltoid fascia
  • Infraspinatus fascia
  • Subscapular aponeurosis
  • Supraspinatus fascia

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
0JQ00ZZ Repair Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0JQ03ZZ Repair Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0JQ10ZZ Repair Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0JQ13ZZ Repair Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0JQ40ZZ Repair Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0JQ43ZZ Repair Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0JQ50ZZ Repair Left Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0JQ53ZZ Repair Left Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0JQ60ZZ Repair Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0JQ63ZZ Repair Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0JQ70ZZ Repair Back Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0JQ73ZZ Repair Back Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid