ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  L = Tendons

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:

0LB0 - Head and Neck Tendon

• Open Approach

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

  • No Device
    • 0LB00ZX - Excision of Head and Neck Tendon, Open Approach, Diagnostic
    • 0LB00ZZ - Excision of Head and Neck Tendon, 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
    • 0LB03ZX - Excision of Head and Neck Tendon, Perc Approach, Diagn
    • 0LB03ZZ - Excision of Head and Neck Tendon, Percutaneous 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
    • 0LB04ZX - Excision of Head and Neck Tendon, Perc Endo Approach, Diagn
    • 0LB04ZZ - Excision of Head and Neck Tendon, Perc Endo Approach