Transfer Left Lower Arm Skin, External Approach
Medical and Surgical·Skin and Breast·Table 0HX·FY 2027
In ICD-10-PCS, code 0HXEXZZ describes Transfer Left Lower Arm Skin, External Approach. This procedure is listed in table 0HX, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Transfer. The approach used is External.
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What the code means
Transfer: root operation
Moving, without taking out, all or a portion of a body part to another location to take over the function of all or a portion of a body part
The body part transferred remains connected to its vascular and nervous supply
Includes: Tendon transfer, skin pedicle flap transfer
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