ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  L = Tendons

Root Operation:
  N = Release

Body Part:

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See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

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

0LN3 - Upper Arm Tendon, Right

• Open Approach

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

  • No Device
    • 0LN30ZZ - Release Right Upper Arm 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
    • 0LN33ZZ - Release Right Upper Arm 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
    • 0LN34ZZ - Release Right Upper Arm Tendon, Perc Endo Approach

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• 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
    • 0LN3XZZ - Release Right Upper Arm Tendon, External Approach