0YQC0ZZBillable procedure code

Repair Right Upper Leg, Open Approach

Medical and Surgical·Anatomical Regions, Lower Extremities·Table 0YQ·FY 2027

In ICD-10-PCS, code 0YQC0ZZ describes Repair Right Upper Leg, Open Approach. This procedure is listed in table 0YQ, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Repair. The approach used is Open.

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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

Open: approach

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure