0SN2XZZBillable procedure code
Release Lumbar Vertebral Disc, External Approach
Medical and Surgical·Lower Joints·Table 0SN·FY 2027
ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0SN2XZZ: Release Lumbar Vertebral Disc, External Approach. Table 0SN, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Lower Joints body system. 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