Excision of Right Metatarsal, Percutaneous 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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Excision of Right Metatarsal, Percutaneous 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 Percutaneous

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

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
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
0QB04ZX	Excision of Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic	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

At a glance

Code: 0QBN3ZX
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 0QB

Where this code sits

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 0Q Lower Bones
Category 0QB Lower Bones, Excision
This code 0QBN3ZX Excision of Right Metatarsal, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

What each character means

0 Section Medical and Surgical
Q Body system Lower Bones
B Root operation Excision
N Body Part Metatarsal, Right
3 Approach Percutaneous
Z Device No Device
X Qualifier Diagnostic

Source

ICD-10-PCS FY2027 code set, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Effective October 1, 2026.

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