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01B40ZZ

01B40ZZ — Excision of Ulnar Nerve, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Excision of Ulnar Nerve, Open Approach

How 01B40ZZ is built

Every ICD-10-PCS code is seven independent character positions. Each one is a separate decision, and the meaning of a character depends on the positions before it.

  1. 0SectionMedical and Surgical — What family of procedure this is
  2. 1Body systemWhich system it acts on
  3. BRoot operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 4Body partThe specific site
  5. 0ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 01B40ZZ

In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.

  • 01B24ZZExcision of Phrenic Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 01B30ZXExcision of Brachial Plexus, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 01B30ZZExcision of Brachial Plexus, Open Approach
  • 01B33ZXExcision of Brachial Plexus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 01B33ZZExcision of Brachial Plexus, Percutaneous Approach
  • 01B34ZXExcision of Brachial Plexus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 01B34ZZExcision of Brachial Plexus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 01B40ZXExcision of Ulnar Nerve, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 01B40ZZExcision of Ulnar Nerve, Open Approach
  • 01B43ZXExcision of Ulnar Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 01B43ZZExcision of Ulnar Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
  • 01B44ZXExcision of Ulnar Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 01B44ZZExcision of Ulnar Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 01B50ZXExcision of Median Nerve, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 01B50ZZExcision of Median Nerve, Open Approach
  • 01B53ZXExcision of Median Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 01B53ZZExcision of Median Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026