ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0C Mouth and Throat › 0CB Mouth and Throat, Excision › 0CB60ZX
Excision of Lower Gingiva, Open Approach, Diagnostic
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
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.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Excision of Lower Gingiva, 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
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
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0CB00ZX | Excision of Upper Lip, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0CB00ZZ | Excision of Upper Lip, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0CB03ZX | Excision of Upper Lip, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0CB03ZZ | Excision of Upper Lip, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0CB0XZX | Excision of Upper Lip, External Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0CB0XZZ | Excision of Upper Lip, External Approach | Valid |
| 0CB10ZX | Excision of Lower Lip, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0CB10ZZ | Excision of Lower Lip, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0CB13ZX | Excision of Lower Lip, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0CB13ZZ | Excision of Lower Lip, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0CB1XZX | Excision of Lower Lip, External Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0CB1XZZ | Excision of Lower Lip, External Approach | Valid |