ICD-10-PCS 0CX Medical and Surgical: Mouth and Throat Transfer

The ICD-10-PCS root operation Transfer (code set starting with 0CX) involves moving, without taking out, all or part of a body part to another location to take over the function of all or a portion of the original body part. This operation is classified under the Medical and Surgical section and targets the Mouth and Throat body system.

Examples of this Transfer operation include procedures such as transferring the Upper Lip or Lower Lip through either an Open or External Approach (codes 0CX00ZZ, 0CX0XZZ, 0CX10ZZ, 0CX1XZZ). Other specific transfers may involve the Soft Palate, Buccal Mucosa, Upper and Lower Gingiva, and the Tongue (codes ranging from 0CX30ZZ to 0CX7XZZ), demonstrating versatility in addressing different mouth and throat structures. These codes enable precise documentation of functional relocations of parts within the oral cavity, essential for accurate medical record keeping and procedural coding.

List of ICD-10-PCS codes used to specify 0CX - Transfer (moving, without taking out, all or a portion of a body part to another location to take over the function of all or a portion of a body part). There are a total of 15 procedure codes in this section.

• 0CX - Mouth and Throat, Transfer

• 0CX00ZZ - Transfer Upper Lip, Open Approach

• 0CX0XZZ - Transfer Upper Lip, External Approach

• 0CX10ZZ - Transfer Lower Lip, Open Approach

• 0CX1XZZ - Transfer Lower Lip, External Approach

• 0CX30ZZ - Transfer Soft Palate, Open Approach

• 0CX3XZZ - Transfer Soft Palate, External Approach

• 0CX40ZZ - Transfer Buccal Mucosa, Open Approach

• 0CX4XZZ - Transfer Buccal Mucosa, External Approach

• 0CX50ZZ - Transfer Upper Gingiva, Open Approach

• 0CX5XZZ - Transfer Upper Gingiva, External Approach

• 0CX60ZZ - Transfer Lower Gingiva, Open Approach

• 0CX6XZZ - Transfer Lower Gingiva, External Approach

• 0CX70ZZ - Transfer Tongue, Open Approach

• 0CX7XZZ - Transfer Tongue, External Approach