ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  Q = Lower Bones

Root Operation:
  P = Removal

Body Part:

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See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

Select the appropriate procedure code based on the approach & device:

0QPY - Lower Bone

• Open Approach

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

  • Drainage Device
    • 0QPY00Z - Removal of Drainage Device from Lower Bone, Open Approach
  • Bone Growth Stimulator
    • 0QPY0MZ - Removal of Bone Stim from Low Bone, Open Approach

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• Percutaneous Approach

  Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

  • Drainage Device
    • 0QPY30Z - Removal of Drainage Device from Lower Bone, Perc Approach
  • Bone Growth Stimulator
    • 0QPY3MZ - Removal of Bone Stim from Low Bone, Perc Approach

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• Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

  • Drainage Device
    • 0QPY40Z - Removal of Drainage Device from Low Bone, Perc Endo Approach
  • Bone Growth Stimulator
    • 0QPY4MZ - Removal of Bone Stim from Low Bone, Perc Endo Approach

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• External Approach

  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

  • Drainage Device
    • 0QPYX0Z - Removal of Drainage Device from Lower Bone, Extern Approach
  • Bone Growth Stimulator
    • 0QPYXMZ - Removal of Bone Stim from Low Bone, Extern Approach