Excision of Left Metatarsal, Sesamoid Bone(s) 1st Toe, Open Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2022 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2022 to now.

FY2022 Added to the code set Excision of Left Metatarsal, Sesamoid Bone(s) 1st Toe, Open Approach

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

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

Also covers

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

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

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 0Q Lower Bones
Category 0QB Lower Bones, Excision
This code 0QBP0Z2 Excision of Left Metatarsal, Sesamoid Bone(s) 1st Toe, Open Approach

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

Effective October 1, 2026.