ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 09 Ear, Nose, Sinus › 09B Ear, Nose, Sinus, Excision › 09BG8ZZ
Excision of Left Eustachian Tube, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
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.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Excision of Left Eustachian Tube, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
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 Eustachian Tube, Left
Also covers
- Auditory tube
- Pharyngotympanic tube
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
| 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 |