Excision of Right Femoral Region, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 Right Femoral Region, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 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

Code	Description	Status
0YB00ZX	Excision of Right Buttock, Open Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0YB00ZZ	Excision of Right Buttock, Open Approach	Valid
0YB03ZX	Excision of Right Buttock, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0YB03ZZ	Excision of Right Buttock, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0YB04ZX	Excision of Right Buttock, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0YB04ZZ	Excision of Right Buttock, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0YB10ZX	Excision of Left Buttock, Open Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0YB10ZZ	Excision of Left Buttock, Open Approach	Valid
0YB13ZX	Excision of Left Buttock, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0YB13ZZ	Excision of Left Buttock, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0YB14ZX	Excision of Left Buttock, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0YB14ZZ	Excision of Left Buttock, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid

At a glance

Code: 0YB74ZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 0YB

Where this code sits

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 0Y Anatomical Regions, Lower Extremities
Category 0YB Anatomical Regions, Lower Extremities, Excision
This code 0YB74ZZ Excision of Right Femoral Region, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

What each character means

0 Section Medical and Surgical
Y Body system Anatomical Regions, Lower Extremities
B Root operation Excision
7 Body Part Femoral Region, Right
4 Approach Percutaneous Endoscopic
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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