Release Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint, External Approach
Medical and Surgical·Upper Joints·Table 0RN·FY 2027
0RN4XZZ is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Release Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint, External 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 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