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0NBC0ZX

Excision of Sphenoid Bone, 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 Right Sphenoid Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  2. FY2018 Description revised Excision of Right Sphenoid Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic Excision of Sphenoid Bone, 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

4. Body Part Sphenoid Bone

Also covers

  • Greater wing
  • Lesser wing
  • Optic foramen
  • Pterygoid process
  • Sella turcica

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
0NB00ZX Excision of Skull, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0NB00ZZ Excision of Skull, Open Approach Valid
0NB03ZX Excision of Skull, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0NB03ZZ Excision of Skull, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0NB04ZX Excision of Skull, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0NB04ZZ Excision of Skull, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0NB10ZX Excision of Frontal Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0NB10ZZ Excision of Frontal Bone, Open Approach Valid
0NB13ZX Excision of Frontal Bone, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0NB13ZZ Excision of Frontal Bone, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0NB14ZX Excision of Frontal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0NB14ZZ Excision of Frontal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid