ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 09 Ear, Nose, Sinus › 09T Ear, Nose, Sinus, Resection › 09T78ZZ
09T78ZZ
Resection of Right Tympanic Membrane, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
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 Resection of Right Tympanic Membrane, 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 Resection
Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part
For example
- Total nephrectomy, total lobectomy of lung
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
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 09T00ZZ | Resection of Right External Ear, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09T04ZZ | Resection of Right External Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 09T0XZZ | Resection of Right External Ear, External Approach | Valid |
| 09T10ZZ | Resection of Left External Ear, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09T14ZZ | Resection of Left External Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 09T1XZZ | Resection of Left External Ear, External Approach | Valid |
| 09T50ZZ | Resection of Right Middle Ear, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09T58ZZ | Resection of Right Middle Ear, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 09T60ZZ | Resection of Left Middle Ear, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09T68ZZ | Resection of Left Middle Ear, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 09T70ZZ | Resection of Right Tympanic Membrane, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09T74ZZ | Resection of Right Tympanic Membrane, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |