AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2025 Issue 4; ICD-10-PCS New/Revised Codes Section 0 – Medical and Surgical

Transfer of Vascularized Nasal Tissue

The root operation Transfer was added to the Medical and Surgical section Ear, Nose, Sinus body system, to create table 09X, Transfer of Ear, Nose, Sinus. Body part values K Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue, L Nasal Turbinate, and M Nasal Septum, were added with qualifier values 1 Frontal Bone, 2 Ethmoid Bone, 3 Sphenoid Bone and 4 Occipital Bone, approach value 0 Open, and device value Z No Device. This addition allows the creation of codes that describe the transfer of vascularized mucosa-based nasal tissue to cover defects of the skull. Section: 0 Medical and Surgical Body System:...

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