Release Occipital Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
Medical and Surgical·Head and Facial Bones·Table 0NN·FY 2027
ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0NN74ZZ: Release Occipital Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach. Table 0NN, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Head and Facial Bones body system. The approach used is Percutaneous Endoscopic.
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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
Percutaneous Endoscopic: approach
Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure