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

09BKXZZ

Excision of Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue, External 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 Excision of Nose, External Approach
  2. FY2018 Description revised Excision of Nose, External Approach Excision of Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue, External 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 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 Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue

Also covers

  • Columella
  • External naris
  • Greater alar cartilage
  • Internal naris
  • Lateral nasal cartilage
  • Lesser alar cartilage
  • Nasal cavity
  • Nostril

5. Approach External

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

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