0RT50ZZBillable procedure code

Resection of Cervicothoracic Vertebral Disc, Open Approach

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

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0RT50ZZ: Resection of Cervicothoracic Vertebral Disc, Open Approach. Table 0RT, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Upper Joints body system. The approach used is Open.

What the code means

Resection: root operation

Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part

Includes: Total nephrectomy, total lobectomy of lung

Open: approach

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

Nearby codes in table 0RT

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