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01B43ZX

Excision of Ulnar Nerve, Percutaneous 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 Ulnar Nerve, Percutaneous 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 Ulnar Nerve

Also covers

  • Cubital nerve

5. Approach Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
01B00ZX Excision of Cervical Plexus, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
01B00ZZ Excision of Cervical Plexus, Open Approach Valid
01B03ZX Excision of Cervical Plexus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
01B03ZZ Excision of Cervical Plexus, Percutaneous Approach Valid
01B04ZX Excision of Cervical Plexus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
01B04ZZ Excision of Cervical Plexus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
01B10ZX Excision of Cervical Nerve, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
01B10ZZ Excision of Cervical Nerve, Open Approach Valid
01B13ZX Excision of Cervical Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
01B13ZZ Excision of Cervical Nerve, Percutaneous Approach Valid
01B14ZX Excision of Cervical Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
01B14ZZ Excision of Cervical Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid