0PHG08Z

PCS Procedure

Insert Limb Length Dev in L Humeral Shaft, Open

Insertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Left Humeral Shaft, Open Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 0PHG08Z

In ICD-10-PCS, code 0PHG08Z describes Insertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Left Humeral Shaft, Open Approach. This procedure is listed in table 0PH, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Insertion. The approach used is Open.

Procedure Details

Section: [0] Medical and Surgical
Body System: Upper Bones
Root Operation: Insertion

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation

Insertion

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

Includes: Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter

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

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0PHG07Z

Insertion of Intramedullary Limb Lengthening Internal Fixation Device into Left Humeral Shaft, Open Approach

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0PHG0BZ

Insertion of Monoplanar External Fixation Device into Left Humeral Shaft, Open Approach

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