Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 0M8

Bursae and Ligaments, Division

ICD-10-PCS Code:
0M8
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Bursae and Ligaments, Division
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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0M8 is a "header" nonspecific and non-billable procedure code used to indicate the performance of bursae and ligaments, division.

0M8 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 bursae and ligaments body system, classified under division operation.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System M Bursae and Ligaments
3 Operation 8 Division

Involves:
Cutting into a body part, without draining fluids and/or gases from the body part, in order to separate or transect a body part

Explanation:
All or a portion of the body part is separated into two or more portions

Includes:
  • Spinal cordotomy, osteotomy

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Division

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.