Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 0CQM7ZZ

Repair Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

ICD-10-PCS Code:
0CQM7ZZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Repair Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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0CQM7ZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of repair pharynx, via natural or artificial opening. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

0CQM7ZZ PCS Table

In an PCS table each code is represented by up seven alphanumeric characters, with each character in the table respresenting different aspects of the procedure. In the table provided below, each row represents an individual character and includes information about the character's position, designation, label, and procedure notes. For this PCS table the procedure code is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the mouth and throat body system, classified under repair operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is pharynx.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System C Mouth and Throat
3 Operation Q Repair

Involves:
Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function

Explanation:
Used only when the method to accomplish the repair is not one of the other root operations

Includes:
  • Colostomy takedown, suture of laceration
4 BodyPart M Pharynx Includes:
  • Base of Tongue
  • Hypopharynx
  • Laryngopharynx
  • Lingual tonsil
  • Oropharynx
  • Piriform recess (sinus)
  • Tongue, base of
5 Approach 7 Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Involves:
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure

6 Device Z No Device

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the sixth character to indicate that a specific device does not apply to the procedure.

7 Qualifier Z No Qualifier

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the seventh character to indicate that a specific qualifier does not apply to the procedure.

Clinical Classification

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Repair Pharynx

What is ICD-10-PCS?

The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates. The 2024 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.