0CTPXZZ

PCS Procedure

Resection of Tonsils, External Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 0CTPXZZ

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0CTPXZZ: Resection of Tonsils, External Approach. Table 0CT, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Mouth and Throat body system. The approach used is External.

Procedure Details

Section: [0] Medical and Surgical
Body System: Mouth and Throat
Root Operation: Resection

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation

Resection

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

Includes: Total nephrectomy, total lobectomy of lung

Approach · Approach

External

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

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0CTP0ZZ

Resection of Tonsils, Open Approach

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0CTQ0ZZ

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