ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 09 Ear, Nose, Sinus › 09P Ear, Nose, Sinus, Removal › 09PK8JZ

09PK8JZ

Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

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 Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Nose, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
  2. FY2018 Description revised Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Nose, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue, 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

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 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 Synthetic Substitute

For example

  • AbioCor(R) Total Replacement Heart
  • AMPLATZER(R) Muscular VSD Occluder
  • Annuloplasty ring
  • Bard(R) Composix(R) (E/X)(LP) mesh
  • Bard(R) Composix(R) Kugel(R) patch
  • Bard(R) Dulex(tm) mesh
  • Bard(R) Ventralex(tm) hernia patch
  • Barricaid(R) Annular Closure Device (ACD)

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
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