0HTXXZZBillable procedure code

Resection of Left Nipple, External Approach

Medical and Surgical·Skin and Breast·Table 0HT·FY 2027

0HTXXZZ is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Resection of Left Nipple, External Approach. It belongs to PCS table 0HT, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Skin and Breast body system. Its root operation is Resection. The approach used is External.

What the code means

Resection: root operation

Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part

Includes: Total nephrectomy, total lobectomy of lung

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

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