0QHD35Z

PCS Procedure

Insertion of Ext Fix into R Patella, Perc Approach

Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Patella, Percutaneous Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 0QHD35Z

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0QHD35Z: Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Patella, Percutaneous Approach. Table 0QH, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Lower Bones body system. The approach used is Percutaneous.

Procedure Details

Section
[0] Medical and Surgical
Body System
Lower 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