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03NN3ZZ

03NN3ZZ — Release Left External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Release Left External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach

How 03NN3ZZ 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. 3Body systemWhich system it acts on
  3. NRoot operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. NBody partThe specific site
  5. 3ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 03NN3ZZ

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

  • 03NK4ZZRelease Right Internal Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03NL0ZZRelease Left Internal Carotid Artery, Open Approach
  • 03NL3ZZRelease Left Internal Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03NL4ZZRelease Left Internal Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03NM0ZZRelease Right External Carotid Artery, Open Approach
  • 03NM3ZZRelease Right External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03NM4ZZRelease Right External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03NN0ZZRelease Left External Carotid Artery, Open Approach
  • 03NN3ZZRelease Left External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03NN4ZZRelease Left External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03NP0ZZRelease Right Vertebral Artery, Open Approach
  • 03NP3ZZRelease Right Vertebral Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03NP4ZZRelease Right Vertebral Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03NQ0ZZRelease Left Vertebral Artery, Open Approach
  • 03NQ3ZZRelease Left Vertebral Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03NQ4ZZRelease Left Vertebral Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03NR0ZZRelease Face Artery, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027