0RTB0ZZBillable procedure code
Resection of Thoracolumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach
Medical and Surgical·Upper Joints·Table 0RT·FY 2027
0RTB0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Resection of Thoracolumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach. It belongs to PCS table 0RT, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Upper Joints body system. Its root operation is Resection. The approach used is Open.
Advertisements
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