0DNQXZZBillable procedure code
Release Anus, External Approach
Medical and Surgical·Gastrointestinal System·Table 0DN·FY 2027
ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0DNQXZZ: Release Anus, External Approach. Table 0DN, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Gastrointestinal System body system. The approach used is External.
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What the code means
Release: root operation
Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force
Some of the restraining tissue may be taken out but none of the body part is taken out
Includes: Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release
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