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0PTL0ZZ

Resection of Left Ulna, 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 Resection of Left Ulna, 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 Resection

Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part

For example

  • Total nephrectomy, total lobectomy of lung

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
0PT00ZZ Resection of Sternum, Open Approach Valid
0PT10ZZ Resection of 1 to 2 Ribs, Open Approach Valid
0PT20ZZ Resection of 3 or More Ribs, Open Approach Valid
0PT50ZZ Resection of Right Scapula, Open Approach Valid
0PT60ZZ Resection of Left Scapula, Open Approach Valid
0PT70ZZ Resection of Right Glenoid Cavity, Open Approach Valid
0PT80ZZ Resection of Left Glenoid Cavity, Open Approach Valid
0PT90ZZ Resection of Right Clavicle, Open Approach Valid
0PTB0ZZ Resection of Left Clavicle, Open Approach Valid
0PTC0ZZ Resection of Right Humeral Head, Open Approach Valid
0PTD0ZZ Resection of Left Humeral Head, Open Approach Valid
0PTF0ZZ Resection of Right Humeral Shaft, Open Approach Valid