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03BT0ZZ

Excision of Left Temporal Artery, Open Approach

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 Left Temporal Artery, Open Approach

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 Temporal Artery, Left

Also covers

  • Middle temporal artery
  • Superficial temporal artery
  • Transverse facial artery

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
03B00ZX Excision of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
03B00ZZ Excision of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach Valid
03B03ZX Excision of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
03B03ZZ Excision of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Approach Valid
03B04ZX Excision of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
03B04ZZ Excision of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
03B10ZX Excision of Left Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
03B10ZZ Excision of Left Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach Valid
03B13ZX Excision of Left Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
03B13ZZ Excision of Left Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Approach Valid
03B14ZX Excision of Left Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
03B14ZZ Excision of Left Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid