ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0M Bursae and Ligaments › 0MB Bursae and Ligaments, Excision › 0MBF0ZZ

0MBF0ZZ

Excision of Sternum Bursa and Ligament, 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 Right Thorax Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach
  2. FY2018 Description revised Excision of Right Thorax Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach Excision of Sternum Bursa and Ligament, 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 Sternum Bursa and Ligament

Also covers

  • Costoxiphoid ligament
  • Sternocostal ligament

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
0MB00ZX Excision of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0MB00ZZ Excision of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach Valid
0MB03ZX Excision of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0MB03ZZ Excision of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0MB04ZX Excision of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0MB04ZZ Excision of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0MB10ZX Excision of Right Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0MB10ZZ Excision of Right Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach Valid
0MB13ZX Excision of Right Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0MB13ZZ Excision of Right Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0MB14ZX Excision of Right Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0MB14ZZ Excision of Right Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid