ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0T Urinary System › 0TB Urinary System, Excision › 0TB47ZX
Excision of Left Kidney Pelvis, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
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 Left Kidney Pelvis, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 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 Kidney Pelvis, Left
Also covers
- Ureteropelvic junction (UPJ)
5. Approach Via Natural or Artificial Opening
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0TB00ZX | Excision of Right Kidney, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0TB00ZZ | Excision of Right Kidney, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0TB03ZX | Excision of Right Kidney, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0TB03ZZ | Excision of Right Kidney, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0TB04ZX | Excision of Right Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0TB04ZZ | Excision of Right Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0TB07ZX | Excision of Right Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0TB07ZZ | Excision of Right Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |
| 0TB08ZX | Excision of Right Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0TB08ZZ | Excision of Right Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 0TB10ZX | Excision of Left Kidney, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0TB10ZZ | Excision of Left Kidney, Open Approach | Valid |