Select the appropriate procedure code based on the approach & device:

00BB - Pons

  • Open Approach

    Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

    • No Device
      • 00BB0ZX - Excision of Pons, Open Approach, Diagnostic
      • 00BB0ZZ - Excision of Pons, Open Approach

  • Percutaneous Approach

    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

    • No Device
      • 00BB3ZX - Excision of Pons, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
      • 00BB3ZZ - Excision of Pons, Percutaneous Approach

  • Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

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

    • No Device
      • 00BB4ZX - Excision of Pons, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagn
      • 00BB4ZZ - Excision of Pons, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach