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ICD-10-PCS Code 00BQ4ZX

Excision of Vagus Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
“Excision of Vagus Nerve, Perc Endo Approach, Diagn” for short

00BQ4ZX is a valid billable ICD-10 procedure code for Excision of Vagus Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic. It is found in the 2024 version of the ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (PCS) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2023 - Sep 30, 2024.

Excision involves:
Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part. The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies

Percutaneous Endoscopic approach involves:
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

Excision includes:

  • Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy

Vagus Nerve body part includes:

  • Anterior vagal trunk
  • Pharyngeal plexus
  • Pneumogastric nerve
  • Posterior vagal trunk
  • Pulmonary plexus
  • Recurrent laryngeal nerve
  • Superior laryngeal nerve
  • Tenth cranial nerve

ICD-10-PCS code structure for 00BQ4ZX — See Table View

1: Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2: Body System 0 Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves
3: Root Operation B Excision
4: Body Part Q Vagus Nerve
5: Approach 4 Percutaneous Endoscopic
6: Device Z No Device
7: Qualifier X Diagnostic

See also

  • The ICD-10-PCS Index of common procedure terms.
  • Medical and Surgical terms in the ICD-10-PCS Definitions table. These definitions may also provide additional explanation and/or examples within this section.
  • The ICD-10-PCS Device Aggregation Table containing entries that correlate a specific ICD-10-PCS device value with a general device value to be used in tables containing only general device values.