ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0D Gastrointestinal System › 0DB Gastrointestinal System, Excision › 0DBMFZZ
Excision of Descending Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening With Percutaneous Endoscopic Assistance
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 2018 to now.
- FY2018 Added to the code set Excision of Descending Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening With Percutaneous Endoscopic Assistance
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 Via Natural or Artificial Opening With Percutaneous Endoscopic Assistance
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening and entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to aid in the performance of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0DB10ZX | Excision of Upper Esophagus, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0DB10ZZ | Excision of Upper Esophagus, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0DB13ZX | Excision of Upper Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0DB13ZZ | Excision of Upper Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0DB14ZX | Excision of Upper Esophagus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0DB14ZZ | Excision of Upper Esophagus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0DB17ZX | Excision of Upper Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0DB17ZZ | Excision of Upper Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |
| 0DB18ZX | Excision of Upper Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0DB18ZZ | Excision of Upper Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 0DB20ZX | Excision of Middle Esophagus, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0DB20ZZ | Excision of Middle Esophagus, Open Approach | Valid |