0W3K0ZZBillable procedure code

Control Bleeding in Upper Back, Open Approach

Medical and Surgical·Anatomical Regions, General·Table 0W3·FY 2027

In ICD-10-PCS, code 0W3K0ZZ describes Control Bleeding in Upper Back, Open Approach. This procedure is listed in table 0W3, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Control. The approach used is Open.

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What the code means

Control: root operation

Stopping, or attempting to stop, postprocedural or other acute bleeding

Includes: Control of post-prostatectomy hemorrhage, control of intracranial subdural hemorrhage, control of bleeding duodenal ulcer, control of retroperitoneal hemorrhage

Open: approach

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