ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0N Head and Facial Bones › 0NS Head and Facial Bones, Reposition › 0NSX0ZZ

0NSX0ZZ

Reposition Hyoid Bone, 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 Reposition Hyoid 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 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

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
0NS004Z Reposition Skull with Internal Fixation Device, Open Approach Valid
0NS005Z Reposition Skull with External Fixation Device, Open Approach Valid
0NS00ZZ Reposition Skull, Open Approach Valid
0NS034Z Reposition Skull with Internal Fixation Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0NS035Z Reposition Skull with External Fixation Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0NS03ZZ Reposition Skull, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0NS044Z Reposition Skull with Internal Fixation Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0NS045Z Reposition Skull with External Fixation Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0NS04ZZ Reposition Skull, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0NS0XZZ Reposition Skull, External Approach Valid
0NS104Z Reposition Frontal Bone with Internal Fixation Device, Open Approach Valid
0NS10ZZ Reposition Frontal Bone, Open Approach Valid