ICD-10-PCS 0C0 Medical and Surgical: Mouth and Throat Alteration

The ICD-10-PCS root operation Alteration (character 0C0) involves modifying the appearance of the mouth and throat without affecting their basic structure or function. This procedure is often performed to improve cosmetic appearance or restore a more typical look.

Within the Medical and Surgical section, the Alteration operation can be applied to specific body parts like the Upper Lip and Lower Lip using various tissue substitutes and approaches. For example, code 0C00X7Z indicates alteration of the upper lip using an autologous tissue substitute via an External Approach, while 0C00XJZ specifies the use of a synthetic substitute. Similarly, the lower lip can be altered through codes such as 0C01XKZ, which involves a nonautologous tissue substitute. These mouth and throat alteration codes allow precise documentation of cosmetic or restorative procedures, ensuring accurate clinical record keeping and billing.

List of ICD-10-PCS codes used to specify 0C0 - Alteration (modifying the anatomic structure of a body part without affecting the function of the body part). There are a total of 9 procedure codes in this section.

• 0C0 - Mouth and Throat, Alteration

• 0C00X7Z - Alteration of Upper Lip with Autologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach

• 0C00XJZ - Alteration of Upper Lip with Synthetic Substitute, External Approach

• 0C00XKZ - Alteration of Upper Lip with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach

• 0C00XZZ - Alteration of Upper Lip, External Approach

• 0C01X7Z - Alteration of Lower Lip with Autologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach

• 0C01XJZ - Alteration of Lower Lip with Synthetic Substitute, External Approach

• 0C01XKZ - Alteration of Lower Lip with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach

• 0C01XZZ - Alteration of Lower Lip, External Approach