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ICD-10-PCS Root Operation B
Medical and Surgical, Head and Facial Bones, Excision

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:

  • Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy
ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  N = Head and Facial Bones

Root Operation:

See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

The 4th character refers to the body part or body region.

Outline View ICD-10-PCS Table View

Excision

Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

  • 0NBG - Ethmoid Bone, Left

    Includes:
    • Cribriform plate

  • 0NBF - Ethmoid Bone, Right

    Includes:
    • Cribriform plate

  • 0NB1 - Frontal Bone

    Includes:
    • Zygomatic process of frontal bone

  • 0NBX - Hyoid Bone

  • 0NBJ - Lacrimal Bone, Left

  • 0NBH - Lacrimal Bone, Right

  • 0NBV - Mandible, Left

    Includes:
    • Alveolar process of mandible
    • Condyloid process
    • Mandibular notch
    • Mental foramen

  • 0NBT - Mandible, Right

    Includes:
    • Alveolar process of mandible
    • Condyloid process
    • Mandibular notch
    • Mental foramen

  • 0NBR - Maxilla

    Includes:
    • Alveolar process of maxilla

  • 0NBB - Nasal Bone

    Includes:
    • Vomer of nasal septum

  • 0NB7 - Occipital Bone

    Includes:
    • Foramen magnum

  • 0NBQ - Orbit, Left

    Includes:
    • Bony orbit
    • Orbital portion of ethmoid bone
    • Orbital portion of frontal bone
    • Orbital portion of lacrimal bone
    • Orbital portion of maxilla
    • Orbital portion of palatine bone
    • Orbital portion of sphenoid bone
    • Orbital portion of zygomatic bone

  • 0NBP - Orbit, Right

    Includes:
    • Bony orbit
    • Orbital portion of ethmoid bone
    • Orbital portion of frontal bone
    • Orbital portion of lacrimal bone
    • Orbital portion of maxilla
    • Orbital portion of palatine bone
    • Orbital portion of sphenoid bone
    • Orbital portion of zygomatic bone

  • 0NBL - Palatine Bone, Left

  • 0NBK - Palatine Bone, Right

  • 0NB4 - Parietal Bone, Left

  • 0NB3 - Parietal Bone, Right

  • 0NB0 - Skull

  • 0NBC - Sphenoid Bone

    Includes:
    • Greater wing
    • Lesser wing
    • Optic foramen
    • Pterygoid process
    • Sella turcica

  • 0NB6 - Temporal Bone, Left

    Includes:
    • Mastoid process
    • Petrous part of temporal bone
    • Tympanic part of temporal bone
    • Zygomatic process of temporal bone

  • 0NB5 - Temporal Bone, Right

    Includes:
    • Mastoid process
    • Petrous part of temporal bone
    • Tympanic part of temporal bone
    • Zygomatic process of temporal bone

  • 0NBN - Zygomatic Bone, Left

  • 0NBM - Zygomatic Bone, Right