ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 09 Ear, Nose, Sinus › 09T Ear, Nose, Sinus, Resection › 09TK0ZZ

09TK0ZZ

Resection of Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue, 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 Resection of Nose, Open Approach
  2. FY2018 Description revised Resection of Nose, Open Approach Resection of Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue, 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 Resection

Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part

For example

  • Total nephrectomy, total lobectomy of lung

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 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
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