Release Left Upper Leg Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, External Approach
Medical and Surgical·Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia·Table 0JN·FY 2027
In ICD-10-PCS, code 0JNMXZZ describes Release Left Upper Leg Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, External Approach. This procedure is listed in table 0JN, 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