ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 09 Ear, Nose, Sinus › 09R Ear, Nose, Sinus, Replacement › 09RKXJZ

09RKXJZ

Replacement of Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue with Synthetic Substitute, 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 Replacement of Nose with Synthetic Substitute, External Approach
  2. FY2018 Description revised Replacement of Nose with Synthetic Substitute, External Approach Replacement of Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue with Synthetic Substitute, 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 Replacement

Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place and/or function of all or a portion of a body part

The body part may have been taken out or replaced, or may be taken out, physically eradicated, or rendered nonfunctional during the Replacement procedure. A Removal procedure is coded for taking out the device used in a previous replacement procedure

For example

  • Total hip replacement, bone graft, free skin graft

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

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
09R007Z Replacement of Right External Ear with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
09R00JZ Replacement of Right External Ear with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach Valid
09R00KZ Replacement of Right External Ear with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
09R0X7Z Replacement of Right External Ear with Autologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach Valid
09R0XJZ Replacement of Right External Ear with Synthetic Substitute, External Approach Valid
09R0XKZ Replacement of Right External Ear with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach Valid
09R107Z Replacement of Left External Ear with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
09R10JZ Replacement of Left External Ear with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach Valid
09R10KZ Replacement of Left External Ear with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
09R1X7Z Replacement of Left External Ear with Autologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach Valid
09R1XJZ Replacement of Left External Ear with Synthetic Substitute, External Approach Valid
09R1XKZ Replacement of Left External Ear with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach Valid