ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 09 Ear, Nose, Sinus › 09B Ear, Nose, Sinus, Excision › 09BE8ZX

09BE8ZX

Excision of Left Inner Ear, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic

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.

  1. FY2018 Added to the code set Excision of Left Inner Ear, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 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 Inner Ear, Left

Also covers

  • Bony labyrinth
  • Bony vestibule
  • Cochlea
  • Round window
  • Semicircular canal

5. Approach Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

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