0DTJ7ZZBillable procedure code

Resection of Appendix, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Medical and Surgical·Gastrointestinal System·Table 0DT·FY 2027

In ICD-10-PCS, code 0DTJ7ZZ describes Resection of Appendix, Via Natural or Artificial Opening. This procedure is listed in table 0DT, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Resection. 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

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