0FNG0ZZBillable procedure code
Release Pancreas, Open Approach
Medical and Surgical·Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas·Table 0FN·FY 2027
ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0FNG0ZZ: Release Pancreas, 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