ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0C Mouth and Throat › 0CT Mouth and Throat, Resection › 0CTM7ZZ
0CTM7ZZ
Resection of Pharynx, 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 Resection of Pharynx, 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 Resection
Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part
For example
- Total nephrectomy, total lobectomy of lung
4. Body Part Pharynx
Also covers
- Base of Tongue
- Hypopharynx
- Laryngopharynx
- Lingual tonsil
- Oropharynx
- Piriform recess (sinus)
- Tongue, base of
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 0CT00ZZ | Resection of Upper Lip, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0CT0XZZ | Resection of Upper Lip, External Approach | Valid |
| 0CT10ZZ | Resection of Lower Lip, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0CT1XZZ | Resection of Lower Lip, External Approach | Valid |
| 0CT20ZZ | Resection of Hard Palate, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0CT2XZZ | Resection of Hard Palate, External Approach | Valid |
| 0CT30ZZ | Resection of Soft Palate, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0CT3XZZ | Resection of Soft Palate, External Approach | Valid |
| 0CT70ZZ | Resection of Tongue, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0CT7XZZ | Resection of Tongue, External Approach | Valid |
| 0CT80ZZ | Resection of Right Parotid Gland, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0CT90ZZ | Resection of Left Parotid Gland, Open Approach | Valid |