ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  N = Head and Facial Bones

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:

0NBX - Hyoid Bone

• Open Approach

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

  • No Device
    • 0NBX0ZX - Excision of Hyoid Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic
    • 0NBX0ZZ - Excision of Hyoid Bone, 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
    • 0NBX3ZX - Excision of Hyoid Bone, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
    • 0NBX3ZZ - Excision of Hyoid Bone, 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
    • 0NBX4ZX - Excision of Hyoid Bone, Perc Endo Approach, Diagn
    • 0NBX4ZZ - Excision of Hyoid Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach