0FRC8JZBillable procedure code

Replacement of Ampulla of Vater with Synthetic Substitute, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Medical and Surgical·Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas·Table 0FR·FY 2027

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0FRC8JZ: Replacement of Ampulla of Vater with Synthetic Substitute, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic. Table 0FR, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas body system. The approach used is Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic.

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What the code means

Replacement: root operation

Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place and/or function of all or a portion of a body part

The body part may have been taken out or replaced, or may be taken out, physically eradicated, or rendered nonfunctional during the Replacement procedure. A Removal procedure is coded for taking out the device used in a previous replacement procedure

Includes: Total hip replacement, bone graft, free skin graft

Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic: approach

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure