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0GBQ0ZZ

Excision of Multiple Parathyroid Glands, 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 Multiple Parathyroid Glands, 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

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
0GB00ZX Excision of Pituitary Gland, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0GB00ZZ Excision of Pituitary Gland, Open Approach Valid
0GB03ZX Excision of Pituitary Gland, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0GB03ZZ Excision of Pituitary Gland, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0GB04ZX Excision of Pituitary Gland, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0GB04ZZ Excision of Pituitary Gland, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0GB10ZX Excision of Pineal Body, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0GB10ZZ Excision of Pineal Body, Open Approach Valid
0GB13ZX Excision of Pineal Body, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0GB13ZZ Excision of Pineal Body, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0GB14ZX Excision of Pineal Body, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0GB14ZZ Excision of Pineal Body, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid