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0CTQ0ZZ

Resection of Adenoids, 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 Adenoids, 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 Adenoids

Also covers

  • Pharyngeal tonsil

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
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