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0XM40ZZ

Reattachment of Right Axilla, Open 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 Reattachment of Right Axilla, 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 Reattachment

Putting back in or on all or a portion of a separated body part to its normal location or other suitable location

Vascular circulation and nervous pathways may or may not be reestablished

For example

  • Reattachment of hand, reattachment of avulsed kidney

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

CodeDescriptionStatus
0XM00ZZ Reattachment of Right Forequarter, Open Approach Valid
0XM10ZZ Reattachment of Left Forequarter, Open Approach Valid
0XM20ZZ Reattachment of Right Shoulder Region, Open Approach Valid
0XM30ZZ Reattachment of Left Shoulder Region, Open Approach Valid
0XM50ZZ Reattachment of Left Axilla, Open Approach Valid
0XM60ZZ Reattachment of Right Upper Extremity, Open Approach Valid
0XM70ZZ Reattachment of Left Upper Extremity, Open Approach Valid
0XM80ZZ Reattachment of Right Upper Arm, Open Approach Valid
0XM90ZZ Reattachment of Left Upper Arm, Open Approach Valid
0XMB0ZZ Reattachment of Right Elbow Region, Open Approach Valid
0XMC0ZZ Reattachment of Left Elbow Region, Open Approach Valid
0XMD0ZZ Reattachment of Right Lower Arm, Open Approach Valid