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0PSL05Z

Reposition Left Ulna with External Fixation Device, 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 Reposition Left Ulna with External Fixation Device, 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 Reposition

Moving to its normal location, or other suitable location, all or a portion of a body part

The body part is moved to a new location from an abnormal location, or from a normal location where it is not functioning correctly. The body part may or may not be cut out or off to be moved to the new location

For example

  • Reposition of undescended testicle, fracture reduction

4. Body Part Ulna, Left

Also covers

  • Olecranon process
  • Radial notch

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
0PS000Z Reposition Sternum with Rigid Plate Internal Fixation Device, Open Approach Valid
0PS004Z Reposition Sternum with Internal Fixation Device, Open Approach Valid
0PS00ZZ Reposition Sternum, Open Approach Valid
0PS030Z Reposition Sternum with Rigid Plate Internal Fixation Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0PS034Z Reposition Sternum with Internal Fixation Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0PS03ZZ Reposition Sternum, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0PS040Z Reposition Sternum with Rigid Plate Internal Fixation Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0PS044Z Reposition Sternum with Internal Fixation Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0PS04ZZ Reposition Sternum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0PS0XZZ Reposition Sternum, External Approach Valid
0PS104Z Reposition 1 to 2 Ribs with Internal Fixation Device, Open Approach Valid
0PS10ZZ Reposition 1 to 2 Ribs, Open Approach Valid