ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 09 Ear, Nose, Sinus › 09Q Ear, Nose, Sinus, Repair › 09QV8ZZ

09QV8ZZ

Repair Left Ethmoid Sinus, 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 FY2018 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2018 to now.

  1. FY2018 Added to the code set Repair Left Ethmoid Sinus, 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 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 Ethmoid Sinus, Left

Also covers

  • Ethmoidal air cell

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

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