0NPB35ZBillable procedure code

Removal of External Fixation Device from Nasal Bone, Percutaneous Approach

Medical and Surgical·Head and Facial Bones·Table 0NP·FY 2027

Removal of External Fixation Device from Nasal Bone, Percutaneous Approach corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 0NPB35Z, found in table 0NP, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). It applies to the Head and Facial Bones body system. Its root operation is Removal. The approach used is Percutaneous.

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What the code means

Removal: root operation

Taking out or off a device from a body part

If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL

Includes: Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal

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