ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0C Mouth and Throat › 0CS Mouth and Throat, Reposition › 0CSR7ZZ
Reposition Epiglottis, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
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 Epiglottis, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
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 Epiglottis
Also covers
- Glossoepiglottic fold
5. Approach Via Natural or Artificial Opening
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0CS00ZZ | Reposition Upper Lip, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0CS0XZZ | Reposition Upper Lip, External Approach | Valid |
| 0CS10ZZ | Reposition Lower Lip, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0CS1XZZ | Reposition Lower Lip, External Approach | Valid |
| 0CS20ZZ | Reposition Hard Palate, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0CS2XZZ | Reposition Hard Palate, External Approach | Valid |
| 0CS30ZZ | Reposition Soft Palate, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0CS3XZZ | Reposition Soft Palate, External Approach | Valid |
| 0CS70ZZ | Reposition Tongue, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0CS7XZZ | Reposition Tongue, External Approach | Valid |
| 0CSB0ZZ | Reposition Right Parotid Duct, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0CSB3ZZ | Reposition Right Parotid Duct, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |