8E0XXY8
PCS ProcedureSuture Removal from Upper Extremity
Suture Removal from Upper Extremity
About ICD-10-PCS code 8E0XXY8
Suture Removal from Upper Extremity corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 8E0XXY8, found in table 8E0, part of Section 8 (Other Procedures). It applies to the Physiological Systems and Anatomical Regions body system. Its root operation is Other Procedures. The approach used is External.
Procedure Details
- Section
- [8] Other Procedures
- Body System
- Physiological Systems and Anatomical Regions
- Root Operation
- Other Procedures
Clinical Definitions
Root Operation · Operation
Other Procedures
Methodologies which attempt to remediate or cure a disorder or disease
Approach · Approach
External
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
Cross Reference
Find Diagnoses (ICD-10-CM)
Find medical diagnoses related to this procedure's intent.
- Q75.05 - Multi-suture craniosynostosis
- Q75.058 - Other multi-suture craniosynostosis
- Q75.08 - Other single-suture craniosynostosis
- Y65.2 - Failure in suture or ligature during surgical operation