0PN20ZZ
0PN20ZZ: Release 3 or More Ribs, Open Approach
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Release 3 or More Ribs, Open Approach
How 0PN20ZZ 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.
- 0SectionMedical and Surgical: What family of procedure this is
- PBody systemWhich system it acts on
- NRoot operationThe objective: the verb of the procedure
- 2Body partThe specific site
- 0ApproachHow the site was reached
- ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near 0PN20ZZ
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two, usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- 0PJYXZZInspection of Upper Bone, External Approach
- 0PN00ZZRelease Sternum, Open Approach
- 0PN03ZZRelease Sternum, Percutaneous Approach
- 0PN04ZZRelease Sternum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0PN10ZZRelease 1 to 2 Ribs, Open Approach
- 0PN13ZZRelease 1 to 2 Ribs, Percutaneous Approach
- 0PN14ZZRelease 1 to 2 Ribs, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0PN20ZZRelease 3 or More Ribs, Open Approach
- 0PN23ZZRelease 3 or More Ribs, Percutaneous Approach
- 0PN24ZZRelease 3 or More Ribs, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0PN30ZZRelease Cervical Vertebra, Open Approach
- 0PN33ZZRelease Cervical Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach
- 0PN34ZZRelease Cervical Vertebra, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0PN40ZZRelease Thoracic Vertebra, Open Approach
- 0PN43ZZRelease Thoracic Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach
- 0PN44ZZRelease Thoracic Vertebra, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach