Repair Oral Cavity and Throat, External Approach
Medical and Surgical·Anatomical Regions, General·Table 0WQ·FY 2027
ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0WQ3XZZ: Repair Oral Cavity and Throat, External Approach. Table 0WQ, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Anatomical Regions, General body system. The approach used is External.
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What the code means
Repair: root operation
Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function
Used only when the method to accomplish the repair is not one of the other root operations
Includes: Colostomy takedown, suture of laceration
External: approach
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
Nearby codes in table 0WQ
Diagnosis codes mentioning “repair”
- G11.3 Cerebellar ataxia with defective DNA repair
- T81.33 Disruption of traumatic injury wound repair
- T81.33XS Disruption of traumatic injury wound repair, sequela
- T81.33XA Disruption of traumatic injury wound repair, initial encounter
- T81.33XD Disruption of traumatic injury wound repair, subsequent encounter