ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 09 Ear, Nose, Sinus › 09M Ear, Nose, Sinus, Reattachment › 09MKXZZ

09MKXZZ

Reattachment 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 Reattachment of Nose, External Approach
  2. FY2018 Description revised Reattachment of Nose, External Approach Reattachment 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 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

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
09M0XZZ Reattachment of Right External Ear, External Approach Valid
09M1XZZ Reattachment of Left External Ear, External Approach Valid