ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 09 Ear, Nose, Sinus › 09Q Ear, Nose, Sinus, Repair › 09QKXZZ

09QKXZZ

Repair 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 Repair Nose, External Approach
  2. FY2018 Description revised Repair Nose, External Approach Repair 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 Repair

Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function

Used only when the method to accomplish the repair is not one of the other root operations

For example

  • Colostomy takedown, suture of laceration

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
09Q00ZZ Repair Right External Ear, Open Approach Valid
09Q03ZZ Repair Right External Ear, Percutaneous Approach Valid
09Q04ZZ Repair Right External Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
09Q0XZZ Repair Right External Ear, External Approach Valid
09Q10ZZ Repair Left External Ear, Open Approach Valid
09Q13ZZ Repair Left External Ear, Percutaneous Approach Valid
09Q14ZZ Repair Left External Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
09Q1XZZ Repair Left External Ear, External Approach Valid
09Q20ZZ Repair Bilateral External Ear, Open Approach Valid
09Q23ZZ Repair Bilateral External Ear, Percutaneous Approach Valid
09Q24ZZ Repair Bilateral External Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
09Q2XZZ Repair Bilateral External Ear, External Approach Valid