0RNEXZZBillable procedure code
Release Right Sternoclavicular Joint, External Approach
Medical and Surgical·Upper Joints·Table 0RN·FY 2027
In ICD-10-PCS, code 0RNEXZZ describes Release Right Sternoclavicular Joint, 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