ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 09 Ear, Nose, Sinus › 09S Ear, Nose, Sinus, Reposition › 09SA0ZZ

09SA0ZZ

Reposition Left Auditory Ossicle, Open 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 Reposition Left Auditory Ossicle, 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 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

4. Body Part Auditory Ossicle, Left

Also covers

  • Incus
  • Malleus
  • Stapes

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

CodeDescriptionStatus
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
09S1XZZ Reposition Left External Ear, External 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