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0SB20ZX

0SB20ZX: Excision of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach, Diagnostic

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Excision of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach, Diagnostic

How 0SB20ZX 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. SBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. BRoot operationThe objective: the verb of the procedure
  4. 2Body partThe specific site
  5. 0ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. XQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0SB20ZX

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

  • 0S9Q4ZZDrainage of Left Toe Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0SB00ZXExcision of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0SB00ZZExcision of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach
  • 0SB03ZXExcision of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0SB03ZZExcision of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0SB04ZXExcision of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0SB04ZZExcision of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0SB20ZXExcision of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0SB20ZZExcision of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach
  • 0SB23ZXExcision of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0SB23ZZExcision of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0SB24ZXExcision of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0SB24ZZExcision of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0SB30ZXExcision of Lumbosacral Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0SB30ZZExcision of Lumbosacral Joint, Open Approach
  • 0SB33ZXExcision of Lumbosacral Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
ICD-10-PCSFY2027