Q
The Repair root operation is identified by the character code Q
in the 3rd position of the procedure code. It is defined as 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.
Includes:
Section:
0
= Medical and Surgical
Body System:
2
= Heart and Great Vessels
Root Operation:
1
- Bypass4
- Creation5
- Destruction7
- Dilation8
- DivisionB
- ExcisionC
- ExtirpationF
- FragmentationH
- InsertionJ
- InspectionK
- MapL
- OcclusionN
- ReleaseP
- RemovalR
- ReplacementS
- RepositionT
- ResectionV
- RestrictionW
- RevisionU
- SupplementY
- TransplantationThe 4th character refers to the body part or body region.
Repair
Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function