0CT2XZZBillable procedure code

Resection of Hard Palate, External Approach

Medical and Surgical·Mouth and Throat·Table 0CT·FY 2027

In ICD-10-PCS, code 0CT2XZZ describes Resection of Hard Palate, External Approach. This procedure is listed in table 0CT, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Resection. The approach used is External.

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What the code means

Resection: root operation

Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part

Includes: Total nephrectomy, total lobectomy of lung

External: approach

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane