ICD-10-PCS

0PBR0ZX

Excision of Right Thumb Phalanx, Open Approach, Diagnostic

V44.0 O.R. procedure

An operating room procedure. An O.R. procedure drives DRG assignment on its own, so it can change the MDC and MS-DRG regardless of the principal diagnosis.

MDC assignment

This code appears under more than one MDC. Which applies depends on the rest of the encounter, so group the claim to settle it.

MDC 08 Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Biopsies of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

477 478 479

MDC 09 Diseases and Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast

Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures

579 580 581

MDC 16 Diseases and Disorders of Blood, Blood Forming Organs and Immunologic Disorders

Other O.R. Procedures of the Blood and Blood Forming Organs

802 803 804

Group a claim with this code

0PBR0ZX reaches 3 DRG groups across 3 MDCs. Enter it with a principal diagnosis to see which one it lands in.

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