Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 0KX

Muscles, Transfer

ICD-10-PCS Code:
0KX
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Muscles, Transfer
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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0KX is a "header" nonspecific and non-billable procedure code used to indicate the performance of muscles, transfer.

0KX 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 muscles body system, classified under transfer operation.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System K Muscles
3 Operation X Transfer

Involves:
Moving, without taking out, all or a portion of a body part to another location to take over the function of all or a portion of a body part

Explanation:
The body part transferred remains connected to its vascular and nervous supply

Includes:
  • Tendon transfer, skin pedicle flap transfer

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Transfer

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.