0CTPXZZBillable procedure code
Resection of Tonsils, External Approach
Medical and Surgical·Mouth and Throat·Table 0CT·FY 2027
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.
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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