ICD-10-PCS Body System: ICD-10-PCS Body System 0Q - Lower Bones

The ICD-10-PCS root operation Lower Bones (Character 0Q) refers to various procedures involving surgical actions on bones of the lower extremities. These procedures range from cutting, removing, repairing, to modifying the bones or devices associated with them within the Medical and Surgical section.

This classification covers numerous specific operations, such as Excision (0QB), which entails cutting out a portion of a lower bone without replacement, and Resection (0QT), the cutting out of an entire bone segment. Procedures like Insertion (0QH) involve placing a non-biological device to support physiological function, while Replacement (0QR) refers to implanting biological or synthetic materials to restore bone structure or function. Other examples include Drainage (0Q9) to release fluids, Release (0QN) to free bones from abnormal constraints, and Revision (0QW) for correcting a malfunctioning device. These codes enable precise documentation of diverse surgical interventions on lower bones, ensuring accurate clinical and administrative records.

List of ICD-10-PCS procedures under ICD-10-PCS Body System 0Q - Lower Bones

• 0Q2 - Change - Taking out or off a device from a body part and putting back an identical or similar device in or on the same body part without cutting or puncturing the skin or a mucous membrane

• 0Q5 - Destruction - Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force or a destructive agent

• 0Q8 - Division - Cutting into a body part without draining fluids and/or gases from the body part in order to separate or transect a body part

• 0Q9 - Drainage - Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

• 0QB - Excision - Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

• 0QC - Extirpation - Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part

• 0QD - Extraction - Pulling or stripping out or off all or a portion of a body part by the use of force

• 0QH - Insertion - Putting in a non-biological appliance that monitors, assists, performs or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

• 0QJ - Inspection - Visually and/or manually exploring a body part

• 0QN - Release - Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by use of force

• 0QP - Removal - Taking out or off a device from a body part

• 0QQ - Repair - Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function

• 0QR - Replacement - Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place and/or function of all or a portion of a body part

• 0QS - Reposition - Moving to its normal location or other suitable location all or a portion of a body part

• 0QT - Resection - Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part

• 0QU - Supplement - Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically reinforces and/or augments the function of a body part

• 0QW - Revision - Correcting, to the extent possible, a portion of a malfunctioning device or the position of a displaced device