Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 0FN

Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas, Release

ICD-10-PCS Code:
0FN
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas, Release
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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0FN is a "header" nonspecific and non-billable procedure code used to indicate the performance of hepatobiliary system and pancreas, release.

0FN PCS Table

In an PCS table each code is represented by up seven alphanumeric characters, with each character in the table respresenting different aspects of the procedure. In the table provided below, each row represents an individual character and includes information about the character's position, designation, label, and procedure notes. For this PCS table the procedure code is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the hepatobiliary system and pancreas body system, classified under release operation.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System F Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas
3 Operation N Release

Involves:
Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force

Explanation:
Some of the restraining tissue may be taken out but none of the body part is taken out

Includes:
  • Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Release

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. The 2024 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

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.