2022 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 099M7ZX

Drainage of Nasal Septum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic

  1. ICD-10-PCS Index
  2. Medical and Surgical
  3. Ear, Nose, Sinus
  4. Drainage
  5. 099M7ZX
Version 2021
Billable Code

Valid for Submission

ICD-10-PCS:099M7ZX
Short Description:Drainage of Nasal Septum, Via Opening, Diagn
Long Description:Drainage of Nasal Septum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic

099M7ZX is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of drainage of nasal septum, via natural or artificial opening, diagnostic. The code is valid for the year 2022 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

The procedure code 099M7ZX is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the ear, nose, sinus body system, classified under the drainage operation. The applicable bodypart is nasal septum.

Replacement Code

099M7ZX replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-PCS code(s):

ICD-10-PCS Details

Position Designation Character Label Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System 9 Ear, Nose, Sinus
3 Operation 9 Drainage

Involves:
Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

Explanation:
The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies

Includes:
  • Thoracentesis, incision and drainage
4 BodyPart M Nasal Septum Includes:
  • Quadrangular cartilage
  • Septal cartilage
  • Vomer bone
5 Approach 7 Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Involves:
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure
6 Device Z No Device

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the sixth character to indicate that a specific device does not apply to the procedure.
7 Qualifier X Diagnostic

Convert 099M7ZX to ICD-9-PCS

The following crosswalk between ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

What is ICD-10-PCS?

The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates. These 2022 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.

Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.

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