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0HB6XZX

Excision of Back Skin, External Approach, Diagnostic

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 Back Skin, External Approach, Diagnostic

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 External

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0HB0XZX Excision of Scalp Skin, External Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0HB0XZZ Excision of Scalp Skin, External Approach Valid
0HB1XZX Excision of Face Skin, External Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0HB1XZZ Excision of Face Skin, External Approach Valid
0HB2XZX Excision of Right Ear Skin, External Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0HB2XZZ Excision of Right Ear Skin, External Approach Valid
0HB3XZX Excision of Left Ear Skin, External Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0HB3XZZ Excision of Left Ear Skin, External Approach Valid
0HB4XZX Excision of Neck Skin, External Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0HB4XZZ Excision of Neck Skin, External Approach Valid
0HB5XZX Excision of Chest Skin, External Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0HB5XZZ Excision of Chest Skin, External Approach Valid