ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 09 Ear, Nose, Sinus › 09P Ear, Nose, Sinus, Removal › 09PJ87Z
Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Left Ear, 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 Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Left Ear, 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 Removal
Taking out or off a device from a body part
If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL
For example
- Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal
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
6. Device Autologous Tissue Substitute
For example
- Autograft
- Cultured epidermal cell autograft
- Epicel(R) cultured epidermal autograft
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 09P700Z | Removal of Drainage Device from Right Tympanic Membrane, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09P770Z | Removal of Drainage Device from Right Tympanic Membrane, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |
| 09P780Z | Removal of Drainage Device from Right Tympanic Membrane, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 09P7X0Z | Removal of Drainage Device from Right Tympanic Membrane, External Approach | Valid |
| 09P800Z | Removal of Drainage Device from Left Tympanic Membrane, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09P870Z | Removal of Drainage Device from Left Tympanic Membrane, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |
| 09P880Z | Removal of Drainage Device from Left Tympanic Membrane, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 09P8X0Z | Removal of Drainage Device from Left Tympanic Membrane, External Approach | Valid |
| 09PD0SZ | Removal of Hearing Device from Right Inner Ear, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09PD7SZ | Removal of Hearing Device from Right Inner Ear, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |
| 09PD8SZ | Removal of Hearing Device from Right Inner Ear, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 09PE0SZ | Removal of Hearing Device from Left Inner Ear, Open Approach | Valid |