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0CB70ZX

Excision of Tongue, 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 Tongue, 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 Tongue

Also covers

  • Frenulum linguae

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
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