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0QQC3ZZ

Repair Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous 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 Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous 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

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 Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0QQ00ZZ Repair Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach Valid
0QQ03ZZ Repair Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0QQ04ZZ Repair Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0QQ0XZZ Repair Lumbar Vertebra, External Approach Valid
0QQ10ZZ Repair Sacrum, Open Approach Valid
0QQ13ZZ Repair Sacrum, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0QQ14ZZ Repair Sacrum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0QQ1XZZ Repair Sacrum, External Approach Valid
0QQ20ZZ Repair Right Pelvic Bone, Open Approach Valid
0QQ23ZZ Repair Right Pelvic Bone, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0QQ24ZZ Repair Right Pelvic Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0QQ2XZZ Repair Right Pelvic Bone, External Approach Valid