Release Hypoglossal Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
Medical and Surgical·Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves·Table 00N·FY 2027
In ICD-10-PCS, code 00NS4ZZ describes Release Hypoglossal Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach. This procedure is listed in table 00N, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Release. The approach used is Percutaneous Endoscopic.
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What the code means
Release: root operation
Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force
Some of the restraining tissue may be taken out but none of the body part is taken out
Includes: Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release
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