Transfer Left Index Finger to Left Thumb, 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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Transfer Left Index Finger to Left Thumb, 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 Transfer

Moving, without taking out, all or a portion of a body part to another location to take over the function of all or a portion of a body part

The body part transferred remains connected to its vascular and nervous supply

For example

Tendon transfer, skin pedicle flap transfer

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
0XXN0ZL	Transfer Right Index Finger to Right Thumb, Open Approach	Valid

At a glance

Code: 0XXP0ZM
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 0XX

Where this code sits

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 0X Anatomical Regions, Upper Extremities
Category 0XX Anatomical Regions, Upper Extremities, Transfer
This code 0XXP0ZM Transfer Left Index Finger to Left Thumb, Open Approach

What each character means

0 Section Medical and Surgical
X Body system Anatomical Regions, Upper Extremities
X Root operation Transfer
P Body Part Index Finger, Left
0 Approach Open
Z Device No Device
M Qualifier Thumb, Left

Source

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

Effective October 1, 2026.

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