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ICD-10-PCS Body Part - P
Medical and Surgical, Mouth and Throat, Excision, Tonsils

The Tonsils body part is identified by the character P in the 4th position of the ICD-10-PCS procedure code. It is contained within the Excision root operation of the Mouth and Throat body system under the Medical and Surgical section. The 4the position refers to the body part or body region when applicable.

Includes:

  • Palatine tonsil
ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  C = Mouth and Throat

Root Operation:
  B = Excision

Body Part:

See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

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

0CBP - Tonsils

  • Open Approach

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

    • No Device
      • 0CBP0ZX - Excision of Tonsils, Open Approach, Diagnostic
      • 0CBP0ZZ - Excision of Tonsils, 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
      • 0CBP3ZX - Excision of Tonsils, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
      • 0CBP3ZZ - Excision of Tonsils, Percutaneous Approach

  • External Approach

    Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

    • No Device
      • 0CBPXZX - Excision of Tonsils, External Approach, Diagnostic
      • 0CBPXZZ - Excision of Tonsils, External Approach