ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  N = Head and Facial Bones

Root Operation:
  S = Reposition

Body Part:

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See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

Select the appropriate procedure code based on the approach & device:

0NSK - Palatine Bone, Right

• Open Approach

  Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

  • Internal Fixation Device
    • 0NSK04Z - Reposition Right Palatine Bone with Int Fix, Open Approach
  • No Device
    • 0NSK0ZZ - Reposition Right Palatine Bone, Open Approach

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• Percutaneous Approach

  Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

  • Internal Fixation Device
    • 0NSK34Z - Reposition Right Palatine Bone with Int Fix, Perc Approach
  • No Device
    • 0NSK3ZZ - Reposition Right Palatine Bone, Percutaneous Approach

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• Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

  • Internal Fixation Device
    • 0NSK44Z - Reposition R Palatine Bone with Int Fix, Perc Endo Approach
  • No Device
    • 0NSK4ZZ - Reposition Right Palatine Bone, Perc Endo Approach

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• External Approach

  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

  • No Device
    • 0NSKXZZ - Reposition Right Palatine Bone, External Approach