ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0H Skin and Breast › 0HB Skin and Breast, Excision › 0HBX7ZX
Excision of Left Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic
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 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 Left Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 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
4. Body Part Nipple, Left
Also covers
- Areola
5. Approach Via Natural or Artificial Opening
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |