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0PBB0ZZ

Excision of Left Clavicle, 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 Left Clavicle, 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

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
0PB00ZX Excision of Sternum, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0PB00ZZ Excision of Sternum, Open Approach Valid
0PB03ZX Excision of Sternum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0PB03ZZ Excision of Sternum, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0PB04ZX Excision of Sternum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0PB04ZZ Excision of Sternum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0PB10ZX Excision of 1 to 2 Ribs, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0PB10ZZ Excision of 1 to 2 Ribs, Open Approach Valid
0PB13ZX Excision of 1 to 2 Ribs, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0PB13ZZ Excision of 1 to 2 Ribs, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0PB14ZX Excision of 1 to 2 Ribs, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0PB14ZZ Excision of 1 to 2 Ribs, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid