Release Left Carotid Body, Percutaneous Approach
Medical and Surgical·Endocrine System·Table 0GN·FY 2027
Release Left Carotid Body, Percutaneous Approach corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 0GN63ZZ, found in table 0GN, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). It applies to the Endocrine System body system. Its root operation is Release. The approach used is Percutaneous.
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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
Percutaneous: approach
Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure