2020 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 03BN0ZZ
Excision of Left External Carotid Artery, Open Approach
Valid for Submission
03BN0ZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of excision of left external carotid artery, open approach. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The procedure code 03BN0ZZ is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the upper arteries body system, classified under the excision operation. The applicable bodypart is external carotid artery, left.
| ICD-10-PCS: | 03BN0ZZ |
| Short Description: | Excision of Left External Carotid Artery, Open Approach |
| Long Description: | Excision of Left External Carotid Artery, Open Approach |
ICD-10-PCS Details
| Position | Character Code | Designation | Label | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character 1 | 0 | Section | Medical and Surgical | |
| Character 2 | 3 | Body System | Upper Arteries | |
| Character 3 | B | Operation | Excision | Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy |
| Character 4 | N | BodyPart | External Carotid Artery, Left | Superior thyroid artery |
| Character 5 | 0 | Approach | Open | Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure |
| Character 6 | Z | Device | No Device | |
| Character 7 | Z | Qualifier | No Qualifier |
Diagnostic Related Groups
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The procedure code 03BN0ZZ is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V37.0 applicable from 10/01/2019 through 09/30/2020.
- 037 - EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC
- 038 - EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC
- 039 - EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
- 133 - OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC
- 134 - OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
- 252 - OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC
- 253 - OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC
- 254 - OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
- 907 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC
- 908 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC
- 909 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITHOUT CC/MCC
- 957 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC
- 958 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC
- 959 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITHOUT CC/MCC
Convert 03BN0ZZ to ICD-9-PCS
The following crosswalk between ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
- ICD-9-PCS: 3832 (Approximate Flag) Approximate Flag
The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent. - ICD-9-PCS: 3862 (Approximate Flag) Approximate Flag
The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
What is ICD-10-PCS?
The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates. This 2020 ICD-10-PCS code is to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020.
Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.