06NG0ZZBillable procedure code
Release Left External Iliac Vein, Open Approach
Medical and Surgical·Lower Veins·Table 06N·FY 2027
ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 06NG0ZZ: Release Left External Iliac Vein, Open Approach. Table 06N, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Lower Veins body system. 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