Repair Oral Cavity and Throat, Open Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2018 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2018 to now.

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

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

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

Code	Description	Status
0WQ00ZZ	Repair Head, Open Approach	Valid
0WQ03ZZ	Repair Head, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0WQ04ZZ	Repair Head, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0WQ0XZZ	Repair Head, External Approach	Valid
0WQ20ZZ	Repair Face, Open Approach	Valid
0WQ23ZZ	Repair Face, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0WQ24ZZ	Repair Face, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0WQ2XZZ	Repair Face, External Approach	Valid
0WQ33ZZ	Repair Oral Cavity and Throat, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0WQ34ZZ	Repair Oral Cavity and Throat, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0WQ3XZZ	Repair Oral Cavity and Throat, External Approach	Valid
0WQ40ZZ	Repair Upper Jaw, Open Approach	Valid

ICD-10-PCS FY2027 code set, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Effective October 1, 2026.