Excision of Common Bile Duct, Percutaneous 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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Excision of Common Bile Duct, Percutaneous 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

5. Approach Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
0FB00ZX	Excision of Liver, Open Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0FB00ZZ	Excision of Liver, Open Approach	Valid
0FB03ZX	Excision of Liver, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0FB03ZZ	Excision of Liver, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0FB04ZG	Excision of Liver, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Hand-Assisted	Valid
0FB04ZX	Excision of Liver, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0FB04ZZ	Excision of Liver, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0FB10ZX	Excision of Right Lobe Liver, Open Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0FB10ZZ	Excision of Right Lobe Liver, Open Approach	Valid
0FB13ZX	Excision of Right Lobe Liver, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0FB13ZZ	Excision of Right Lobe Liver, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0FB14ZG	Excision of Right Lobe Liver, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Hand-Assisted	Valid

At a glance

Code: 0FB93ZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 0FB

Where this code sits

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 0F Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas
Category 0FB Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas, Excision
This code 0FB93ZZ Excision of Common Bile Duct, Percutaneous Approach

What each character means

0 Section Medical and Surgical
F Body system Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas
B Root operation Excision
9 Body Part Common Bile Duct
3 Approach Percutaneous
Z Device No Device
Z Qualifier No Qualifier

Source

ICD-10-PCS FY2027 code set, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Effective October 1, 2026.

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