ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 09 Ear, Nose, Sinus › 09X Ear, Nose, Sinus, Transfer › 09XM0Z4
09XM0Z4
Transfer Nasal Septum to Occipital Bone, Open 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 2026 to now.
- FY2026 Added to the code set Transfer Nasal Septum to Occipital Bone, 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 Transfer
Moving, without taking out, all or a portion of a body part to another location to take over the function of all or a portion of a body part
The body part transferred remains connected to its vascular and nervous supply
For example
- Tendon transfer, skin pedicle flap transfer
4. Body Part Nasal Septum
Also covers
- Quadrangular cartilage
- Septal cartilage
- Vomer bone
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
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 09XK0Z1 | Transfer Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue to Frontal Bone, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09XK0Z2 | Transfer Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue to Ethmoid Bone, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09XK0Z3 | Transfer Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue to Sphenoid Bone, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09XK0Z4 | Transfer Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue to Occipital Bone, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09XL0Z1 | Transfer Nasal Turbinate to Frontal Bone, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09XL0Z2 | Transfer Nasal Turbinate to Ethmoid Bone, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09XL0Z3 | Transfer Nasal Turbinate to Sphenoid Bone, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09XL0Z4 | Transfer Nasal Turbinate to Occipital Bone, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09XM0Z1 | Transfer Nasal Septum to Frontal Bone, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09XM0Z2 | Transfer Nasal Septum to Ethmoid Bone, Open Approach | Valid |
| 09XM0Z3 | Transfer Nasal Septum to Sphenoid Bone, Open Approach | Valid |