Excision of Right Auditory Ossicle, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

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

Valid FY2018 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2018 to now.

FY2018 Added to the code set Excision of Right Auditory Ossicle, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

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

Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies

For example

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

Code	Description	Status
09B00ZX	Excision of Right External Ear, Open Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
09B00ZZ	Excision of Right External Ear, Open Approach	Valid
09B03ZX	Excision of Right External Ear, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
09B03ZZ	Excision of Right External Ear, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
09B04ZX	Excision of Right External Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
09B04ZZ	Excision of Right External Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
09B0XZX	Excision of Right External Ear, External Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
09B0XZZ	Excision of Right External Ear, External Approach	Valid
09B10ZX	Excision of Left External Ear, Open Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
09B10ZZ	Excision of Left External Ear, Open Approach	Valid
09B13ZX	Excision of Left External Ear, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
09B13ZZ	Excision of Left External Ear, Percutaneous Approach	Valid

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 09 Ear, Nose, Sinus
Category 09B Ear, Nose, Sinus, Excision
This code 09B98ZZ Excision of Right Auditory Ossicle, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

ICD-10-PCS FY2027 code set, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Effective October 1, 2026.