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0TQDXZZ

Repair Urethra, External 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 Urethra, 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 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 Urethra

Also covers

  • Bulbourethral (Cowper's) gland
  • Cowper's (bulbourethral) gland
  • External urethral sphincter
  • Internal urethral sphincter
  • Membranous urethra
  • Penile urethra
  • Prostatic urethra

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

CodeDescriptionStatus
0TQ00ZZ Repair Right Kidney, Open Approach Valid
0TQ03ZZ Repair Right Kidney, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0TQ04ZZ Repair Right Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0TQ07ZZ Repair Right Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0TQ08ZZ Repair Right Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0TQ10ZZ Repair Left Kidney, Open Approach Valid
0TQ13ZZ Repair Left Kidney, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0TQ14ZZ Repair Left Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0TQ17ZZ Repair Left Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0TQ18ZZ Repair Left Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0TQ30ZZ Repair Right Kidney Pelvis, Open Approach Valid
0TQ33ZZ Repair Right Kidney Pelvis, Percutaneous Approach Valid