0PHL35Z

PCS Procedure

Insertion of Ext Fix into L Ulna, Perc Approach

Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Ulna, Percutaneous Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 0PHL35Z

Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Ulna, Percutaneous Approach corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 0PHL35Z, found in table 0PH, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). It applies to 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

Adjacent Procedure Codes