ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0F Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas › 0FB Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas, Excision › 0FBC0ZZ

0FBC0ZZ

Excision of Ampulla of Vater, Open 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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Excision of Ampulla of Vater, Open 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

4. Body Part Ampulla of Vater

Also covers

  • Duodenal ampulla
  • Hepatopancreatic ampulla

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
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