Excision of Left Wrist Region, Percutaneous 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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Excision of Left Wrist Region, Percutaneous 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 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
0XB20ZX	Excision of Right Shoulder Region, Open Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0XB20ZZ	Excision of Right Shoulder Region, Open Approach	Valid
0XB23ZX	Excision of Right Shoulder Region, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0XB23ZZ	Excision of Right Shoulder Region, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0XB24ZX	Excision of Right Shoulder Region, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0XB24ZZ	Excision of Right Shoulder Region, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0XB30ZX	Excision of Left Shoulder Region, Open Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0XB30ZZ	Excision of Left Shoulder Region, Open Approach	Valid
0XB33ZX	Excision of Left Shoulder Region, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0XB33ZZ	Excision of Left Shoulder Region, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0XB34ZX	Excision of Left Shoulder Region, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0XB34ZZ	Excision of Left Shoulder Region, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid

At a glance

Code: 0XBH3ZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 0XB

Where this code sits

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 0X Anatomical Regions, Upper Extremities
Category 0XB Anatomical Regions, Upper Extremities, Excision
This code 0XBH3ZZ Excision of Left Wrist Region, Percutaneous Approach

What each character means

0 Section Medical and Surgical
X Body system Anatomical Regions, Upper Extremities
B Root operation Excision
H Body Part Wrist Region, Left
3 Approach Percutaneous
Z Device No Device
Z Qualifier No Qualifier

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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