ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0C Mouth and Throat › 0CB Mouth and Throat, Excision › 0CBS8ZZ
Excision of Larynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
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 Larynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
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 Larynx
Also covers
- Aryepiglottic fold
- Arytenoid cartilage
- Corniculate cartilage
- Cricoid cartilage
- Cricothyroid membrane
- Cuneiform cartilage
- False vocal cord
- Glottis
5. Approach Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize 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 |