ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 09 Ear, Nose, Sinus › 09Q Ear, Nose, Sinus, Repair › 09QN0ZZ
Repair Nasopharynx, Open 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 Repair Nasopharynx, Open 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 Nasopharynx
Also covers
- Choana
- Fossa of Rosenmuller
- Pharyngeal recess
- Rhinopharynx
5. Approach Open
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |