2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 0H81XZZ

Division of Face Skin, External Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:: 0H81XZZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:: Division of Face Skin, External Approach
Is Billable?: Yes - Valid for Submission
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0H81XZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of division of face skin, external approach. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

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Code Information
PCS Table
Clinical Classification
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0H81XZZ 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 skin and breast body system, classified under division operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is skin, face.

Position	Designation	Character	Label	Procedures Notes
1	Section	0	Medical and Surgical
2	Body System	H	Skin and Breast
3	Operation	8	Division	Involves: Cutting into a body part, without draining fluids and/or gases from the body part, in order to separate or transect a body part Explanation: All or a portion of the body part is separated into two or more portions Includes: Spinal cordotomy, osteotomy
4	BodyPart	1	Skin, Face
5	Approach	X	External	Involves: 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
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

Clinical Category is Skin and breast procedures, NEC
CCSR Category Code: SKB010
Clinical Domain is Skin and Breast Procedures - SKB contains 10 categories that include procedures related to the skin and breast, such as perineal skin repair (1st degree obstetrical and other), mastectomy and lumpectomy, breast reconstruction, and skin graft.

Convert to ICD-9-PCS

The following crosswalk between ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

ICD-9-PCS: 8609 (Approximate Flag) Approximate Flag
The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.

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.