ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  R = Upper Joints

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:

0RBF - Sternoclavicular Joint, Left

• Open Approach

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

  • No Device
    • 0RBF0ZX - Excision of L Sternoclav Jt, Open Approach, Diagn
    • 0RBF0ZZ - Excision of Left Sternoclavicular Joint, 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
    • 0RBF3ZX - Excision of L Sternoclav Jt, Perc Approach, Diagn
    • 0RBF3ZZ - Excision of Left Sternoclavicular Joint, Perc 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
    • 0RBF4ZX - Excision of L Sternoclav Jt, Perc Endo Approach, Diagn
    • 0RBF4ZZ - Excision of Left Sternoclavicular Joint, Perc Endo Approach