2022 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 09B3XZZ

Excision of Right External Auditory Canal, External Approach

  1. ICD-10-PCS Index
  2. Medical and Surgical
  3. Ear, Nose, Sinus
  4. Excision
  5. 09B3XZZ
Version 2021
Billable Code

Valid for Submission

ICD-10-PCS:09B3XZZ
Short Description:Excision of Right External Auditory Canal, External Approach
Long Description:Excision of Right External Auditory Canal, External Approach

09B3XZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of excision of right external auditory canal, external approach. The code is valid for the year 2022 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

The procedure code 09B3XZZ is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the ear, nose, sinus body system, classified under the excision operation. The applicable bodypart is external auditory canal, right.

ICD-10-PCS Details

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

Involves:
Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

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

Includes:
  • Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy
4 BodyPart 3 External Auditory Canal, Right Includes:
  • External auditory meatus
5 Approach X External

Involves:
Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane
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 Z No Qualifier

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the seventh character to indicate that a specific qualifier does not apply to the procedure.

Convert 09B3XZZ 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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