Division of Tongue, Palate, Pharynx Muscle, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2022 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2022 to now.

FY2022 Added to the code set Division of Tongue, Palate, Pharynx Muscle, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

Cutting into a body part, without draining fluids and/or gases from the body part, in order to separate or transect a body part

All or a portion of the body part is separated into two or more portions

For example

Also covers

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure

Code	Description	Status
0K800ZZ	Division of Head Muscle, Open Approach	Valid
0K803ZZ	Division of Head Muscle, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0K804ZZ	Division of Head Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0K810ZZ	Division of Facial Muscle, Open Approach	Valid
0K813ZZ	Division of Facial Muscle, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0K814ZZ	Division of Facial Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0K820ZZ	Division of Right Neck Muscle, Open Approach	Valid
0K823ZZ	Division of Right Neck Muscle, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0K824ZZ	Division of Right Neck Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0K830ZZ	Division of Left Neck Muscle, Open Approach	Valid
0K833ZZ	Division of Left Neck Muscle, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0K834ZZ	Division of Left Neck Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 0K Muscles
Category 0K8 Muscles, Division
This code 0K847ZZ Division of Tongue, Palate, Pharynx Muscle, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

ICD-10-PCS FY2027 code set, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Effective October 1, 2026.