2022 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 09PHXJZ

Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Right Ear, External Approach

Version 2021

Billable Code

Valid for Submission

ICD-10-PCS:	09PHXJZ
Short Description:	Removal of Synthetic Substitute from R Ear, Extern Approach
Long Description:	Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Right Ear, External Approach

09PHXJZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of removal of synthetic substitute from right ear, external approach. The code is valid for the year 2022 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

The procedure code 09PHXJZ is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the ear, nose, sinus body system, classified under the removal operation. The applicable bodypart is ear, 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	P	Removal	Involves: Taking out or off a device from a body part Explanation: If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL Includes: Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal
4	BodyPart	H	Ear, Right
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	J	Synthetic Substitute	Includes: AbioCor(R) Total Replacement Heart AMPLATZER(R) Muscular VSD Occluder Annuloplasty ring Bard(R) Composix(R) (E/X)(LP) mesh Bard(R) Composix(R) Kugel(R) patch Bard(R) Dulex(tm) mesh Bard(R) Ventralex(tm) hernia patch Barricaid(R) Annular Closure Device (ACD) BRYAN(R) Cervical Disc System Corvia IASD(R) Ex-PRESS(tm) mini glaucoma shunt Flexible Composite Mesh GORE(R) DUALMESH(R) Holter valve ventricular shunt IASD(R) (InterAtrial Shunt Device), Corvia InterAtrial Shunt Device IASD(R), Corvia MitraClip valve repair system Nitinol framed polymer mesh Open Pivot (mechanical) valve Open Pivot Aortic Valve Graft (AVG) Partially absorbable mesh PHYSIOMESH(tm) Flexible Composite Mesh Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) Polypropylene mesh PRESTIGE(R) Cervical Disc PROCEED(tm) Ventral Patch Prodisc-C Prodisc-L PROLENE Polypropylene Hernia System (PHS) Rebound HRD(R) (Hernia Repair Device) SynCardia Total Artificial Heart Total artificial (replacement) heart ULTRAPRO Hernia System (UHS) ULTRAPRO Partially Absorbable Lightweight Mesh ULTRAPRO Plug V-Wave Interatrial Shunt System Ventrio(tm) Hernia Patch Zimmer(R) NexGen(R) LPS Mobile Bearing Knee Zimmer(R) NexGen(R) LPS-Flex Mobile Knee
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 09PHXJZ 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:

ICD-9-PCS: 9739 (Approximate Flag) Approximate Flag
The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.

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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