0FN70ZZBillable procedure code
Release Common Hepatic Duct, Open Approach
Medical and Surgical·Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas·Table 0FN·FY 2027
ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0FN70ZZ: Release Common Hepatic Duct, Open Approach. Table 0FN, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas body system. The approach used is Open.
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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
Open: approach
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure