ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0J Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia › 0JX Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Transfer › 0JX00ZC

0JX00ZC

Transfer Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia with Skin, 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 Transfer Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia with Skin, 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 Transfer

Moving, without taking out, all or a portion of a body part to another location to take over the function of all or a portion of a body part

The body part transferred remains connected to its vascular and nervous supply

For example

  • Tendon transfer, skin pedicle flap transfer

4. Body Part Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Scalp

Also covers

  • Galea aponeurotica

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
0JX00ZB Transfer Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia with Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue, Open Approach Valid
0JX00ZZ Transfer Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0JX03ZB Transfer Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia with Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0JX03ZC Transfer Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia with Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0JX03ZZ Transfer Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0JX10ZB Transfer Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia with Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue, Open Approach Valid
0JX10ZC Transfer Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia with Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0JX10ZZ Transfer Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0JX13ZB Transfer Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia with Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0JX13ZC Transfer Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia with Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0JX13ZZ Transfer Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0JX40ZB Transfer Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia with Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue, Open Approach Valid