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09BC0ZX

Excision of Left Mastoid Sinus, Open Approach, Diagnostic

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 Excision of Left Mastoid Sinus, Open Approach, Diagnostic

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 Excision

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

  • Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy

4. Body Part Mastoid Sinus, Left

Also covers

  • Mastoid air cells

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
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