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0LQ70ZZ

Repair Right Hand Tendon, 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 Hand Tendon, 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

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
0LQ00ZZ Repair Head and Neck Tendon, Open Approach Valid
0LQ03ZZ Repair Head and Neck Tendon, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0LQ04ZZ Repair Head and Neck Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0LQ10ZZ Repair Right Shoulder Tendon, Open Approach Valid
0LQ13ZZ Repair Right Shoulder Tendon, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0LQ14ZZ Repair Right Shoulder Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0LQ20ZZ Repair Left Shoulder Tendon, Open Approach Valid
0LQ23ZZ Repair Left Shoulder Tendon, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0LQ24ZZ Repair Left Shoulder Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0LQ30ZZ Repair Right Upper Arm Tendon, Open Approach Valid
0LQ33ZZ Repair Right Upper Arm Tendon, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0LQ34ZZ Repair Right Upper Arm Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid