0NB Excision - Head and Facial Bones ICD-10-PCS
The 0NB code range contains 139 ICD-10-PCS codes for Excision procedures on the head and facial bones. 138 of the codes are billable and valid for inpatient claim submission in fiscal year 2026.
Root Operation Definition
Excision: Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part.
Codes in the 0NB Range 139 codes · 138 billable
- 0NB Head and Facial Bones, ExcisionNon-billable header
- 0NB00ZX Excision of Skull, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NB00ZZ Excision of Skull, Open Approach
- 0NB03ZX Excision of Skull, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NB03ZZ Excision of Skull, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NB04ZX Excision of Skull, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NB04ZZ Excision of Skull, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NB10ZX Excision of Frontal Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NB10ZZ Excision of Frontal Bone, Open Approach
- 0NB13ZX Excision of Frontal Bone, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NB13ZZ Excision of Frontal Bone, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NB14ZX Excision of Frontal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NB14ZZ Excision of Frontal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NB30ZX Excision of Right Parietal Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NB30ZZ Excision of Right Parietal Bone, Open Approach
- 0NB33ZX Excision of Right Parietal Bone, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NB33ZZ Excision of Right Parietal Bone, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NB34ZX Excision of Right Parietal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NB34ZZ Excision of Right Parietal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NB40ZX Excision of Left Parietal Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NB40ZZ Excision of Left Parietal Bone, Open Approach
- 0NB43ZX Excision of Left Parietal Bone, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NB43ZZ Excision of Left Parietal Bone, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NB44ZX Excision of Left Parietal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NB44ZZ Excision of Left Parietal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NB50ZX Excision of Right Temporal Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NB50ZZ Excision of Right Temporal Bone, Open Approach
- 0NB53ZX Excision of Right Temporal Bone, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NB53ZZ Excision of Right Temporal Bone, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NB54ZX Excision of Right Temporal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NB54ZZ Excision of Right Temporal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NB60ZX Excision of Left Temporal Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NB60ZZ Excision of Left Temporal Bone, Open Approach
- 0NB63ZX Excision of Left Temporal Bone, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NB63ZZ Excision of Left Temporal Bone, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NB64ZX Excision of Left Temporal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NB64ZZ Excision of Left Temporal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NB70ZX Excision of Occipital Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NB70ZZ Excision of Occipital Bone, Open Approach
- 0NB73ZX Excision of Occipital Bone, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NB73ZZ Excision of Occipital Bone, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NB74ZX Excision of Occipital Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NB74ZZ Excision of Occipital Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NBB0ZX Excision of Nasal Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBB0ZZ Excision of Nasal Bone, Open Approach
- 0NBB3ZX Excision of Nasal Bone, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBB3ZZ Excision of Nasal Bone, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NBB4ZX Excision of Nasal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBB4ZZ Excision of Nasal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NBC0ZX Excision of Sphenoid Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBC0ZZ Excision of Sphenoid Bone, Open Approach
- 0NBC3ZX Excision of Sphenoid Bone, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBC3ZZ Excision of Sphenoid Bone, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NBC4ZX Excision of Sphenoid Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBC4ZZ Excision of Sphenoid Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NBF0ZX Excision of Right Ethmoid Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBF0ZZ Excision of Right Ethmoid Bone, Open Approach
- 0NBF3ZX Excision of Right Ethmoid Bone, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBF3ZZ Excision of Right Ethmoid Bone, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NBF4ZX Excision of Right Ethmoid Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBF4ZZ Excision of Right Ethmoid Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NBG0ZX Excision of Left Ethmoid Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBG0ZZ Excision of Left Ethmoid Bone, Open Approach
- 0NBG3ZX Excision of Left Ethmoid Bone, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBG3ZZ Excision of Left Ethmoid Bone, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NBG4ZX Excision of Left Ethmoid Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBG4ZZ Excision of Left Ethmoid Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NBH0ZX Excision of Right Lacrimal Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBH0ZZ Excision of Right Lacrimal Bone, Open Approach
- 0NBH3ZX Excision of Right Lacrimal Bone, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBH3ZZ Excision of Right Lacrimal Bone, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NBH4ZX Excision of Right Lacrimal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBH4ZZ Excision of Right Lacrimal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NBJ0ZX Excision of Left Lacrimal Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBJ0ZZ Excision of Left Lacrimal Bone, Open Approach
- 0NBJ3ZX Excision of Left Lacrimal Bone, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBJ3ZZ Excision of Left Lacrimal Bone, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NBJ4ZX Excision of Left Lacrimal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBJ4ZZ Excision of Left Lacrimal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NBK0ZX Excision of Right Palatine Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBK0ZZ Excision of Right Palatine Bone, Open Approach
- 0NBK3ZX Excision of Right Palatine Bone, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBK3ZZ Excision of Right Palatine Bone, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NBK4ZX Excision of Right Palatine Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBK4ZZ Excision of Right Palatine Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NBL0ZX Excision of Left Palatine Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBL0ZZ Excision of Left Palatine Bone, Open Approach
- 0NBL3ZX Excision of Left Palatine Bone, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBL3ZZ Excision of Left Palatine Bone, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NBL4ZX Excision of Left Palatine Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBL4ZZ Excision of Left Palatine Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NBM0ZX Excision of Right Zygomatic Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBM0ZZ Excision of Right Zygomatic Bone, Open Approach
- 0NBM3ZX Excision of Right Zygomatic Bone, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBM3ZZ Excision of Right Zygomatic Bone, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NBM4ZX Excision of Right Zygomatic Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBM4ZZ Excision of Right Zygomatic Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NBN0ZX Excision of Left Zygomatic Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBN0ZZ Excision of Left Zygomatic Bone, Open Approach
- 0NBN3ZX Excision of Left Zygomatic Bone, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBN3ZZ Excision of Left Zygomatic Bone, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NBN4ZX Excision of Left Zygomatic Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBN4ZZ Excision of Left Zygomatic Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NBP0ZX Excision of Right Orbit, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBP0ZZ Excision of Right Orbit, Open Approach
- 0NBP3ZX Excision of Right Orbit, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBP3ZZ Excision of Right Orbit, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NBP4ZX Excision of Right Orbit, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBP4ZZ Excision of Right Orbit, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NBQ0ZX Excision of Left Orbit, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBQ0ZZ Excision of Left Orbit, Open Approach
- 0NBQ3ZX Excision of Left Orbit, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBQ3ZZ Excision of Left Orbit, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NBQ4ZX Excision of Left Orbit, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBQ4ZZ Excision of Left Orbit, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NBR0ZX Excision of Maxilla, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBR0ZZ Excision of Maxilla, Open Approach
- 0NBR3ZX Excision of Maxilla, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBR3ZZ Excision of Maxilla, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NBR4ZX Excision of Maxilla, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBR4ZZ Excision of Maxilla, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NBT0ZX Excision of Right Mandible, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBT0ZZ Excision of Right Mandible, Open Approach
- 0NBT3ZX Excision of Right Mandible, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBT3ZZ Excision of Right Mandible, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NBT4ZX Excision of Right Mandible, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBT4ZZ Excision of Right Mandible, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NBV0ZX Excision of Left Mandible, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBV0ZZ Excision of Left Mandible, Open Approach
- 0NBV3ZX Excision of Left Mandible, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBV3ZZ Excision of Left Mandible, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NBV4ZX Excision of Left Mandible, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBV4ZZ Excision of Left Mandible, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0NBX0ZX Excision of Hyoid Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBX0ZZ Excision of Hyoid Bone, Open Approach
- 0NBX3ZX Excision of Hyoid Bone, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBX3ZZ Excision of Hyoid Bone, Percutaneous Approach
- 0NBX4ZX Excision of Hyoid Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0NBX4ZZ Excision of Hyoid Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
About the 0NB Code Range
The ICD-10-PCS root operation Excision (code beginning with 0NB) refers to the surgical removal of a portion of a body part. In the Medical and Surgical section, this operation specifically applies to the Head and Facial Bones body system, involving partial removal of these bones.
The range of codes illustrates various excision procedures targeting specific bones such as the Skull (e.g., 0NB00ZZ for open approach excision), Frontal Bone, Parietal Bone, Temporal Bone, Nasal Bone, Orbital Bones, and others. These procedures can be performed via multiple approaches including Open, Percutaneous, and Percutaneous Endoscopic approaches. Some codes specify a Diagnostic intent, indicating tissue removal primarily for examination. The detailed classification within the ICD-10-PCS system allows precise coding for partial bone removal in the head and face, which aids in clear documentation and reimbursement.
Questions About This Page
How many billable codes are in the 0NB range?
Of the 139 codes in this range, 138 are billable and valid for inpatient claim submission from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Table header codes group them but cannot be reported on claims.
What does the 0NB range classify?
The range classifies Excision procedures, cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part, performed on the head and facial bones. Each code adds the body part, approach, device, and qualifier in characters four through seven, and links to its own reference page.
Related References
Source: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-PCS order file and code tables, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.