0J8W0ZZ

PCS Procedure

Division of Low Extrem Subcu/Fascia, Open Approach

Division of Lower Extremity Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 0J8W0ZZ

In ICD-10-PCS, code 0J8W0ZZ describes Division of Lower Extremity Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach. This procedure is listed in table 0J8, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Division. The approach used is Open.

Procedure Details

Section: [0] Medical and Surgical
Body System: Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia
Root Operation: Division

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation

Division

Cutting into a body part, without draining fluids and/or gases from the body part, in order to separate or transect a body part

All or a portion of the body part is separated into two or more portions

Includes: Spinal cordotomy, osteotomy

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

Division of Upper Extremity Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach

Division of Lower Extremity Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach

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