0LB53ZZBillable procedure code

Excision of Right Lower Arm and Wrist Tendon, Percutaneous Approach

Medical and Surgical·Tendons·Table 0LB·FY 2027

Excision of Right Lower Arm and Wrist Tendon, Percutaneous Approach corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 0LB53ZZ, found in table 0LB, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). It applies to the Tendons body system. Its root operation is Excision. The approach used is Percutaneous.

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What the code means

Excision: root operation

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

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies

Includes: Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy

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