B
The Excision root operation is identified by the character code B
in the 3rd position of the procedure code. It is defined as Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part.
The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies.
Includes:
Section:
0
= Medical and Surgical
Body System:
2
= Heart and Great Vessels
Root Operation:
1
- Bypass4
- Creation5
- Destruction7
- Dilation8
- DivisionC
- ExtirpationF
- FragmentationH
- InsertionJ
- InspectionK
- MapL
- OcclusionN
- ReleaseP
- RemovalQ
- RepairR
- ReplacementS
- RepositionT
- ResectionV
- RestrictionW
- RevisionU
- SupplementY
- TransplantationThe 4th character refers to the body part or body region.
Excision
Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part