0RNUXZZ
PCS ProcedureRelease Right Metacarpophalangeal Joint, External Approach
Release Right Metacarpophalangeal Joint, External Approach
In ICD-10-PCS, code 0RNUXZZ describes Release Right Metacarpophalangeal Joint, External Approach. This procedure is listed in table 0RN, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Release. The approach used is External.
Procedure Details
- Section
- [0] Medical and Surgical
- Body System
- Upper Joints
- Root Operation
- Release
Clinical Definitions
Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force
Some of the restraining tissue may be taken out but none of the body part is taken out
Includes: Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release
Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane
Adjacent Procedure Codes
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- D89.83 - Cytokine release syndrome
- D89.831 - Cytokine release syndrome, grade 1
- D89.832 - Cytokine release syndrome, grade 2
- D89.833 - Cytokine release syndrome, grade 3
- D89.834 - Cytokine release syndrome, grade 4