Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 0QHH37Z

Insertion of Intramedullary Limb Lengthening Internal Fixation Device into Left Tibia, Percutaneous Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:
0QHH37Z
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Insertion of Int Limb Length into L Tibia, Perc Approach
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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0QHH37Z is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of insertion of intramedullary limb lengthening internal fixation device into left tibia, percutaneous approach. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

0QHH37Z 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 lower bones body system, classified under insertion operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is tibia, left.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System Q Lower Bones
3 Operation H Insertion

Involves:
Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

Includes:
  • Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter
4 BodyPart H Tibia, Left Includes:
  • Lateral condyle of tibia
  • Medial condyle of tibia
  • Medial malleolus
5 Approach 3 Percutaneous

Involves:
Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

6 Device 7 Internal Fixation Device, Intramedullary Limb Lengthening
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.

Replacement Code

0QHH37Z replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-PCS code(s):

  • 0QHH36Z - Insertion of Intramed Fix into L Tibia, Perc Approach
  • 0QHH36Z - Insertion of Intramed Fix into L Tibia, Perc Approach
  • 0QHH36Z - Insertion of Intramed Fix into L Tibia, Perc Approach
  • 0QHH36Z - Insertion of Intramed Fix into L Tibia, Perc Approach
  • 0QHH36Z - Insertion of Intramed Fix into L Tibia, Perc Approach

Clinical Classification

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Insertion Tibia, Left

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.