0RN5XZZBillable procedure code

Release Cervicothoracic Vertebral Disc, External Approach

Medical and Surgical·Upper Joints·Table 0RN·FY 2027

In ICD-10-PCS, code 0RN5XZZ describes Release Cervicothoracic Vertebral Disc, External Approach. This procedure is listed in table 0RN, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). 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