ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 09 Ear, Nose, Sinus › 09M Ear, Nose, Sinus, Reattachment › 09M1XZZ
Reattachment of Left External Ear, External Approach
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 Reattachment of Left External Ear, 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 Reattachment
Putting back in or on all or a portion of a separated body part to its normal location or other suitable location
Vascular circulation and nervous pathways may or may not be reestablished
For example
- Reattachment of hand, reattachment of avulsed kidney
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
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 09M0XZZ | Reattachment of Right External Ear, External Approach | Valid |
| 09MKXZZ | Reattachment of Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue, External Approach | Valid |