ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 01 Peripheral Nervous System › 01S Peripheral Nervous System, Reposition › 01S20ZZ

01S20ZZ

Reposition Phrenic Nerve, Open Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Reposition Phrenic Nerve, Open Approach

What this code says

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

3. Root operation Reposition

Moving to its normal location, or other suitable location, all or a portion of a body part

The body part is moved to a new location from an abnormal location, or from a normal location where it is not functioning correctly. The body part may or may not be cut out or off to be moved to the new location

For example

  • Reposition of undescended testicle, fracture reduction

4. Body Part Phrenic Nerve

Also covers

  • Accessory phrenic nerve

5. Approach Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
01S00ZZ Reposition Cervical Plexus, Open Approach Valid
01S03ZZ Reposition Cervical Plexus, Percutaneous Approach Valid
01S04ZZ Reposition Cervical Plexus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
01S10ZZ Reposition Cervical Nerve, Open Approach Valid
01S13ZZ Reposition Cervical Nerve, Percutaneous Approach Valid
01S14ZZ Reposition Cervical Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
01S23ZZ Reposition Phrenic Nerve, Percutaneous Approach Valid
01S24ZZ Reposition Phrenic Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
01S30ZZ Reposition Brachial Plexus, Open Approach Valid
01S33ZZ Reposition Brachial Plexus, Percutaneous Approach Valid
01S34ZZ Reposition Brachial Plexus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
01S40ZZ Reposition Ulnar Nerve, Open Approach Valid