0WB Excision - Anatomical Regions, General ICD-10-PCS
The 0WB code range contains 111 ICD-10-PCS codes for Excision procedures on the anatomical regions, general. 110 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 0WB Range 111 codes · 110 billable
- 0WB Anatomical Regions, General, ExcisionNon-billable header
- 0WB00ZX Excision of Head, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB00ZZ Excision of Head, Open Approach
- 0WB03ZX Excision of Head, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB03ZZ Excision of Head, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WB04ZX Excision of Head, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB04ZZ Excision of Head, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WB0XZX Excision of Head, External Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB0XZZ Excision of Head, External Approach
- 0WB20ZX Excision of Face, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB20ZZ Excision of Face, Open Approach
- 0WB23ZX Excision of Face, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB23ZZ Excision of Face, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WB24ZX Excision of Face, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB24ZZ Excision of Face, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WB2XZX Excision of Face, External Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB2XZZ Excision of Face, External Approach
- 0WB30ZX Excision of Oral Cavity and Throat, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB30ZZ Excision of Oral Cavity and Throat, Open Approach
- 0WB33ZX Excision of Oral Cavity and Throat, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB33ZZ Excision of Oral Cavity and Throat, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WB34ZX Excision of Oral Cavity and Throat, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB34ZZ Excision of Oral Cavity and Throat, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WB3XZX Excision of Oral Cavity and Throat, External Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB3XZZ Excision of Oral Cavity and Throat, External Approach
- 0WB40ZX Excision of Upper Jaw, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB40ZZ Excision of Upper Jaw, Open Approach
- 0WB43ZX Excision of Upper Jaw, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB43ZZ Excision of Upper Jaw, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WB44ZX Excision of Upper Jaw, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB44ZZ Excision of Upper Jaw, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WB4XZX Excision of Upper Jaw, External Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB4XZZ Excision of Upper Jaw, External Approach
- 0WB50ZX Excision of Lower Jaw, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB50ZZ Excision of Lower Jaw, Open Approach
- 0WB53ZX Excision of Lower Jaw, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB53ZZ Excision of Lower Jaw, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WB54ZX Excision of Lower Jaw, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB54ZZ Excision of Lower Jaw, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WB5XZX Excision of Lower Jaw, External Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB5XZZ Excision of Lower Jaw, External Approach
- 0WB60ZX Excision of Neck, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB60ZZ Excision of Neck, Open Approach
- 0WB63ZX Excision of Neck, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB63ZZ Excision of Neck, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WB64ZX Excision of Neck, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB64ZZ Excision of Neck, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WB6XZ2 Excision of Neck, Stoma, External Approach
- 0WB6XZX Excision of Neck, External Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB6XZZ Excision of Neck, External Approach
- 0WB80ZX Excision of Chest Wall, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB80ZZ Excision of Chest Wall, Open Approach
- 0WB83ZX Excision of Chest Wall, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB83ZZ Excision of Chest Wall, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WB84ZX Excision of Chest Wall, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB84ZZ Excision of Chest Wall, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WB8XZX Excision of Chest Wall, External Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WB8XZZ Excision of Chest Wall, External Approach
- 0WBC0ZX Excision of Mediastinum, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBC0ZZ Excision of Mediastinum, Open Approach
- 0WBC3ZX Excision of Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBC3ZZ Excision of Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WBC4ZX Excision of Mediastinum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBC4ZZ Excision of Mediastinum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WBF0ZX Excision of Abdominal Wall, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBF0ZZ Excision of Abdominal Wall, Open Approach
- 0WBF3ZX Excision of Abdominal Wall, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBF3ZZ Excision of Abdominal Wall, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WBF4ZX Excision of Abdominal Wall, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBF4ZZ Excision of Abdominal Wall, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WBFXZ2 Excision of Abdominal Wall, Stoma, External Approach
- 0WBFXZX Excision of Abdominal Wall, External Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBFXZZ Excision of Abdominal Wall, External Approach
- 0WBH0ZX Excision of Retroperitoneum, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBH0ZZ Excision of Retroperitoneum, Open Approach
- 0WBH3ZX Excision of Retroperitoneum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBH3ZZ Excision of Retroperitoneum, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WBH4ZX Excision of Retroperitoneum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBH4ZZ Excision of Retroperitoneum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WBK0ZX Excision of Upper Back, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBK0ZZ Excision of Upper Back, Open Approach
- 0WBK3ZX Excision of Upper Back, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBK3ZZ Excision of Upper Back, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WBK4ZX Excision of Upper Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBK4ZZ Excision of Upper Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WBKXZX Excision of Upper Back, External Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBKXZZ Excision of Upper Back, External Approach
- 0WBL0ZX Excision of Lower Back, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBL0ZZ Excision of Lower Back, Open Approach
- 0WBL3ZX Excision of Lower Back, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBL3ZZ Excision of Lower Back, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WBL4ZX Excision of Lower Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBL4ZZ Excision of Lower Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WBLXZX Excision of Lower Back, External Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBLXZZ Excision of Lower Back, External Approach
- 0WBM0ZX Excision of Male Perineum, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBM0ZZ Excision of Male Perineum, Open Approach
- 0WBM3ZX Excision of Male Perineum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBM3ZZ Excision of Male Perineum, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WBM4ZX Excision of Male Perineum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBM4ZZ Excision of Male Perineum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WBMXZX Excision of Male Perineum, External Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBMXZZ Excision of Male Perineum, External Approach
- 0WBN0ZX Excision of Female Perineum, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBN0ZZ Excision of Female Perineum, Open Approach
- 0WBN3ZX Excision of Female Perineum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBN3ZZ Excision of Female Perineum, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WBN4ZX Excision of Female Perineum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBN4ZZ Excision of Female Perineum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WBNXZX Excision of Female Perineum, External Approach, Diagnostic
- 0WBNXZZ Excision of Female Perineum, External Approach
About the 0WB Code Range
The ICD-10-PCS root operation Excision (code category 0WB) involves the surgical removal of a portion of a body part. This operation specifically pertains to removing tissue from anatomical regions without removing the entire body part.
Within the Medical and Surgical section, the Excision operation applies to multiple body parts such as the Head, Face, Oral Cavity and Throat, Upper and Lower Jaw, Neck, Chest Wall, Mediastinum, Abdominal Wall, Retroperitoneum, Upper and Lower Back, and Male and Female Perineum. The procedure can be performed using various approaches including Open, Percutaneous, Percutaneous Endoscopic, and External. For example, codes like 0WB00ZZ describe an excision of the Head via an open approach, while codes such as 0WB23ZZ indicate excision of the Face percutaneously. Some codes include a diagnostic intent, denoted by the seventh character (e.g., 0WB00ZX), indicating the excision is performed for diagnostic purposes. Proper use of these excision codes is crucial for accurately capturing the extent and method of tissue removal within this extensive anatomical classification.
Questions About This Page
How many billable codes are in the 0WB range?
Of the 111 codes in this range, 110 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 0WB range classify?
The range classifies Excision procedures, cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part, performed on the anatomical regions, general. 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.
