0KX40Z2

PCS Procedure

Transfer Tongue/Palate/Phar Muscle w Skin, Subcu, Open

Transfer Tongue, Palate, Pharynx Muscle with Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue, Open Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 0KX40Z2

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0KX40Z2: Transfer Tongue, Palate, Pharynx Muscle with Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue, Open Approach. Table 0KX, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Muscles body system. The approach used is Open.

Procedure Details

Section: [0] Medical and Surgical
Body System: Muscles
Root Operation: Transfer

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation

Transfer

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

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

Transfer Tongue, Palate, Pharynx Muscle with Subcutaneous Tissue, Open Approach

Transfer Tongue, Palate, Pharynx Muscle, Open Approach

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