00BB3ZZ

PCS Procedure

Excision of Pons, Percutaneous Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 00BB3ZZ

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 00BB3ZZ: Excision of Pons, Percutaneous Approach. Table 00B, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves body system. The approach used is Percutaneous.

Procedure Details

Section: [0] Medical and Surgical
Body System: Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves
Root Operation: Excision

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation

Excision

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

Approach · Approach

Percutaneous

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

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