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ICD-10-PCS

0CB73ZZ

Excision of Tongue, Percutaneous Approach

V44.0 O.R. procedure

An operating room procedure. An O.R. procedure drives DRG assignment on its own, so it can change the MDC and MS-DRG regardless of the principal diagnosis.

MDC assignment

This code appears under more than one MDC. Which applies depends on the rest of the encounter, so group the claim to settle it.

MDC 03 Diseases and Disorders of the Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat
Mouth Procedures
MDC 10 Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Disorders
Thyroid, Parathyroid and Thyroglossal Procedures

Group a claim with this code

0CB73ZZ reaches 2 DRG groups across 2 MDCs. Enter it with a principal diagnosis to see which one it lands in.

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