0STB0ZZBillable procedure code

Resection of Left Hip Joint, Open Approach

Medical and Surgical·Lower Joints·Table 0ST·FY 2027

In ICD-10-PCS, code 0STB0ZZ describes Resection of Left Hip Joint, Open Approach. This procedure is listed in table 0ST, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Resection. The approach used is Open.

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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