ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0J Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia › 0JB Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Excision › 0JBP0ZX

0JBP0ZX

Excision of Left Lower Leg Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open 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 Left Lower Leg Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open 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 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
0JB00ZX Excision of Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0JB00ZZ Excision of Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0JB03ZX Excision of Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0JB03ZZ Excision of Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0JB10ZX Excision of Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0JB10ZZ Excision of Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0JB13ZX Excision of Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0JB13ZZ Excision of Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0JB40ZX Excision of Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0JB40ZZ Excision of Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0JB43ZX Excision of Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0JB43ZZ Excision of Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid