ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0Q Lower Bones › 0QP Lower Bones, Removal › 0QPCX5Z
Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Lower Femur, External Approach
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
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.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Lower Femur, External 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 Removal
Taking out or off a device from a body part
If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL
For example
- Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal
4. Body Part Lower Femur, Left
Also covers
- Lateral condyle of femur
- Lateral epicondyle of femur
- Medial condyle of femur
- Medial epicondyle of femur
5. Approach External
Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0QP004Z | Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0QP005Z | Removal of External Fixation Device from Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0QP007Z | Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0QP00JZ | Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0QP00KZ | Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0QP034Z | Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0QP035Z | Removal of External Fixation Device from Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0QP037Z | Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0QP03JZ | Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0QP03KZ | Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0QP044Z | Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0QP045Z | Removal of External Fixation Device from Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |