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0QB04ZX

Excision of Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 Lumbar Vertebra

Also covers

  • Spinous process
  • Transverse process
  • Vertebral arch
  • Vertebral body
  • Vertebral foramen
  • Vertebral lamina
  • Vertebral pedicle

5. Approach Percutaneous Endoscopic

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0QB00ZX Excision of Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0QB00ZZ Excision of Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach Valid
0QB03ZX Excision of Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0QB03ZZ Excision of Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0QB04ZZ Excision of Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0QB10ZX Excision of Sacrum, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0QB10ZZ Excision of Sacrum, Open Approach Valid
0QB13ZX Excision of Sacrum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0QB13ZZ Excision of Sacrum, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0QB14ZX Excision of Sacrum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0QB14ZZ Excision of Sacrum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0QB20ZX Excision of Right Pelvic Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid