AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2025 Issue 1; Section X – New Technology

External Fixation with Automated Strut Adjustment

In table XNS, Reposition of Bones, body part values for humeral shaft, radius, ulna, upper and lower femur, femoral shaft, and tibia, and device value G Ring External Fixation Device with Automated Strut Adjustment, were added to the approach values 0 Open and 3 Percutaneous. This addition to the table enables the reporting of a fully automated external hexapod ring fixator (HRF) that attaches to robotic struts. The system is used to adjust bone fragments internally.Body Part Approach Device/Substance/Technology Qualifier 4 Humeral Shaft, Right 5 Humeral Shaft, Left 6 Radius, Right 7 Radius, Left 8 Ulna, Right 9...

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