03NT0ZZBillable procedure code
Release Left Temporal Artery, Open Approach
Medical and Surgical·Upper Arteries·Table 03N·FY 2027
In ICD-10-PCS, code 03NT0ZZ describes Release Left Temporal Artery, Open Approach. This procedure is listed in table 03N, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Release. The approach used is Open.
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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
Open: approach
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure