2022 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 09U0XKZ

Supplement Right External Ear with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach

Version 2021

Billable Code

Valid for Submission

ICD-10-PCS:	09U0XKZ
Short Description:	Supplement R Ext Ear with Nonaut Sub, Extern Approach
Long Description:	Supplement Right External Ear with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach

09U0XKZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of supplement right external ear with nonautologous tissue substitute, external approach. The code is valid for the year 2022 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

The procedure code 09U0XKZ is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the ear, nose, sinus body system, classified under the supplement operation. The applicable bodypart is external 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	U	Supplement	Involves: Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically reinforces and/or augments the function of a portion of a body part Explanation: The biological material is non-living, or is living and from the same individual. The body part may have been previously replaced, and the Supplement procedure is performed to physically reinforce and/or augment the function of the replaced body part Includes: Herniorrhaphy using mesh, mitral valve ring annuloplasty, put a new acetabular liner in a previous hip replacement
4	BodyPart	0	External Ear, Right	Includes: Antihelix Antitragus Auricle Earlobe Helix Pinna Tragus
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	K	Nonautologous Tissue Substitute	Includes: Acellular Hydrated Dermis Bone bank bone graft Cook Biodesign(R) Fistula Plug(s) Cook Biodesign(R) Hernia Graft(s) Cook Biodesign(R) Layered Graft(s) Cook Zenapro(tm) Layered Graft(s) Tissue bank graft
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.

Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping

The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The procedure code 09U0XKZ is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 applicable from 10/01/2021 through 09/30/2022.

MS-DRG	MS-DRG Title	MCD	Relative Weight
143	OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC	03	2.9798
144	OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC	03	1.7615
145	OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC	03	1.2246
579	OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITH MCC	09	3.1449
580	OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITH CC	09	1.7288
581	OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC	09	1.3768
907	OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC	21	3.9482
908	OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC	21	2.0504
909	OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITHOUT CC/MCC	21	1.371
957	OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC	24	7.4209
958	OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC	24	4.2057
959	OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITHOUT CC/MCC	24	2.7361

The relative weight of a diagnostic related group determines the reimbursement rate based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.

Convert 09U0XKZ 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: 186 (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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