Division of Female Perineum, External Approach
Medical and Surgical·Anatomical Regions, General·Table 0W8·FY 2027
In ICD-10-PCS, code 0W8NXZZ describes Division of Female Perineum, External Approach. This procedure is listed in table 0W8, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Division. The approach used is External.
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What the code means
Division: root operation
Cutting into a body part, without draining fluids and/or gases from the body part, in order to separate or transect a body part
All or a portion of the body part is separated into two or more portions
Includes: Spinal cordotomy, osteotomy
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