0CQ7XZZBillable procedure code

Repair Tongue, External Approach

Medical and Surgical·Mouth and Throat·Table 0CQ·FY 2027

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0CQ7XZZ: Repair Tongue, External Approach. Table 0CQ, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Mouth and Throat body system. The approach used is External.

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What the code means

Repair: root operation

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

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