ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0Q Lower Bones › 0QT Lower Bones, Resection › 0QTK0ZZ
0QTK0ZZ
Resection of Left Fibula, Open 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 Resection of Left Fibula, 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 Fibula, Left
Also covers
- Body of fibula
- Head of fibula
- Lateral malleolus
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
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0QT20ZZ | Resection of Right Pelvic Bone, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0QT30ZZ | Resection of Left Pelvic Bone, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0QT40ZZ | Resection of Right Acetabulum, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0QT50ZZ | Resection of Left Acetabulum, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0QT60ZZ | Resection of Right Upper Femur, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0QT70ZZ | Resection of Left Upper Femur, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0QT80ZZ | Resection of Right Femoral Shaft, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0QT90ZZ | Resection of Left Femoral Shaft, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0QTB0ZZ | Resection of Right Lower Femur, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0QTC0ZZ | Resection of Left Lower Femur, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0QTD0ZZ | Resection of Right Patella, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0QTF0ZZ | Resection of Left Patella, Open Approach | Valid |