Insertion of Ring External Fixation Device into Right Upper Femur, Open Approach
Medical and Surgical·Lower Bones·Table 0QH·FY 2027
0QH60CZ is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Insertion of Ring External Fixation Device into Right Upper Femur, Open Approach. It belongs to PCS table 0QH, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Lower Bones body system. Its root operation is Insertion. The approach used is Open.
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What the code means
Insertion: root operation
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
Open: approach
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure
Nearby codes in table 0QH
Diagnosis codes mentioning “insertion”
- O43.12 Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord
- O43.121 Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord, first trimester
- O43.122 Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord, second trimester
- O43.123 Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord, third trimester
- O43.129 Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord, unspecified trimester