09B48ZZBillable procedure code

Excision of Left External Auditory Canal, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Medical and Surgical·Ear, Nose, Sinus·Table 09B·FY 2027

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 09B48ZZ: Excision of Left External Auditory Canal, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic. Table 09B, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Ear, Nose, Sinus body system. The approach used is Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic.

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What the code means

Excision: root operation

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

Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic: approach

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure