ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  C = Mouth and Throat

Root Operation:


See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

The 4th character refers to the body part or body region.

Insertion

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

  • 0CHS - Larynx

    Includes:
    • Aryepiglottic fold
    • Arytenoid cartilage
    • Corniculate cartilage
    • Cuneiform cartilage
    • False vocal cord
    • Glottis
    • Rima glottidis
    • Thyroid cartilage
    • Ventricular fold
  • 0CHY - Mouth and Throat

  • 0CHA - Salivary Gland

  • 0CH7 - Tongue

    Includes:
    • Frenulum linguae