Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 0HBEXZX

Excision of Left Lower Arm Skin, External Approach, Diagnostic

ICD-10-PCS Code:
0HBEXZX
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Excision of Left Lower Arm Skin, External Approach, Diagn
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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0HBEXZX is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of excision of left lower arm skin, external approach, diagnostic. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

0HBEXZX 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 skin and breast body system, classified under excision operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is skin, left lower arm.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System H Skin and Breast
3 Operation B Excision

Involves:
Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

Explanation:
The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies

Includes:
  • Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy
4 BodyPart E Skin, Left Lower Arm  
5 Approach X External

Involves:
Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

6 Device Z No Device

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the sixth character to indicate that a specific device does not apply to the procedure.

7 Qualifier X Diagnostic

Clinical Classification

Convert 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:

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Excision Skin, Left Lower Arm

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.