0HNAXZZBillable procedure code
Release Inguinal Skin, External Approach
Medical and Surgical·Skin and Breast·Table 0HN·FY 2027
ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0HNAXZZ: Release Inguinal Skin, External Approach. Table 0HN, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Skin and Breast body system. 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