0HQ1XZZBillable procedure code

Repair Face Skin, External Approach

Medical and Surgical·Skin and Breast·Table 0HQ·FY 2027

Repair Face Skin, External Approach corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 0HQ1XZZ, found in table 0HQ, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). It applies to the Skin and Breast body system. Its root operation is Repair. 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