ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  R = Upper Joints

Root Operation:
  B = Excision

Body Part:

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See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

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

0RBA - Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint

• Open Approach

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

  • No Device
    • 0RBA0ZX - Excision of T-lum Jt, Open Approach, Diagn
    • 0RBA0ZZ - Excision of Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach

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• 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
    • 0RBA3ZX - Excision of T-lum Jt, Perc Approach, Diagn
    • 0RBA3ZZ - Excision of Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Perc Approach

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• 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
    • 0RBA4ZX - Excision of T-lum Jt, Perc Endo Approach, Diagn
    • 0RBA4ZZ - Excision of T-lum Jt, Perc Endo Approach