00QW0ZZ

PCS Procedure

Repair Cervical Spinal Cord, Open Approach

Repair Cervical Spinal Cord, Open Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 00QW0ZZ

00QW0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Repair Cervical Spinal Cord, Open Approach. It belongs to PCS table 00Q, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves body system. Its root operation is Repair. The approach used is Open.

Procedure Details

Section
[0] Medical and Surgical
Body System
Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves
Root Operation
Repair

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation
Repair

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: Colostomy takedown, suture of laceration

Approach · Approach
Open

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

Adjacent Procedure Codes