0HN3XZZBillable procedure code
Release Left Ear Skin, External Approach
Medical and Surgical·Skin and Breast·Table 0HN·FY 2027
In ICD-10-PCS, code 0HN3XZZ describes Release Left Ear Skin, External Approach. This procedure is listed in table 0HN, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Release. The approach used is External.
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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
External: approach
Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane