ICD-10-PCS 0Q2 Medical and Surgical: Lower Bones Change
The ICD-10-PCS root operation Change (Character Q) involves exchanging a device or appliance without taking it out and putting in a new one during the same procedure. In the Medical and Surgical section, this operation applies particularly to devices in the Lower Bones.
The Change root operation is used when a device, such as a drainage system or other implanted device, needs to be replaced or adjusted externally without fully removing the original implant. For example, code 0Q2YZX0Z describes changing a Drainage Device in the Lower Bone through an External Approach, while 0Q2YXYZ refers to changing another type of device in the same anatomical region and approach. This specific coding enables accurate documentation when devices related to bone structures are exchanged, reflecting both the procedure’s nature and anatomical site precisely.
List of ICD-10-PCS codes used to specify 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). There are a total of 3 procedure codes in this section.
