0RN00ZZBillable procedure code
Release Occipital-cervical Joint, Open Approach
Medical and Surgical·Upper Joints·Table 0RN·FY 2027
0RN00ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Release Occipital-cervical Joint, Open Approach. It belongs to PCS table 0RN, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Upper Joints body system. Its root operation is Release. The approach used is Open.
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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
Open: approach
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure