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00B60ZX

Excision of Cerebral Ventricle, Open Approach, Diagnostic

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Excision of Cerebral Ventricle, Open Approach, Diagnostic

What this code says

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

3. Root operation Excision

Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies

For example

  • Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy

4. Body Part Cerebral Ventricle

Also covers

  • Aqueduct of Sylvius
  • Cerebral aqueduct (Sylvius)
  • Choroid plexus
  • Ependyma
  • Foramen of Monro (intraventricular)
  • Fourth ventricle
  • Interventricular foramen (Monro)
  • Left lateral ventricle

5. Approach Open

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

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
00B00ZX Excision of Brain, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
00B00ZZ Excision of Brain, Open Approach Valid
00B03ZX Excision of Brain, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
00B03ZZ Excision of Brain, Percutaneous Approach Valid
00B04ZX Excision of Brain, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
00B04ZZ Excision of Brain, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
00B10ZX Excision of Cerebral Meninges, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
00B10ZZ Excision of Cerebral Meninges, Open Approach Valid
00B13ZX Excision of Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
00B13ZZ Excision of Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Approach Valid
00B14ZX Excision of Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
00B14ZZ Excision of Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid