0CTM7ZZBillable procedure code

Resection of Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

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

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0CTM7ZZ: Resection of Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening. Table 0CT, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Mouth and Throat body system. The approach used is Via Natural or Artificial Opening.

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

Via Natural or Artificial Opening: approach

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

Nearby codes in table 0CT

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