0PHG38Z

PCS Procedure

Insert Limb Length Dev in L Humeral Shaft, Perc

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

About ICD-10-PCS code 0PHG38Z

0PHG38Z is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Insertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Left Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Approach. It belongs to PCS table 0PH, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Upper Bones body system. Its root operation is Insertion. The approach used is Percutaneous.

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

Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

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