ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 09 Ear, Nose, Sinus › 09S Ear, Nose, Sinus, Reposition › 09S1XZZ
Reposition Left External Ear, External 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 Reposition Left External Ear, 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 Reposition
Moving to its normal location, or other suitable location, all or a portion of a body part
The body part is moved to a new location from an abnormal location, or from a normal location where it is not functioning correctly. The body part may or may not be cut out or off to be moved to the new location
For example
- Reposition of undescended testicle, fracture reduction
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
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 09S00ZZ | Reposition Right External Ear, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09S04ZZ | Reposition Right External Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 09S0XZZ | Reposition Right External Ear, External Approach | Valid |
| 09S10ZZ | Reposition Left External Ear, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09S14ZZ | Reposition Left External Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 09S20ZZ | Reposition Bilateral External Ear, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09S24ZZ | Reposition Bilateral External Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 09S2XZZ | Reposition Bilateral External Ear, External Approach | Valid |
| 09S70ZZ | Reposition Right Tympanic Membrane, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09S74ZZ | Reposition Right Tympanic Membrane, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 09S77ZZ | Reposition Right Tympanic Membrane, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |
| 09S78ZZ | Reposition Right Tympanic Membrane, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |