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:

0NSX - Hyoid Bone

• 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
    • 0NSX04Z - Reposition Hyoid Bone with Int Fix, Open Approach
  • No Device
    • 0NSX0ZZ - Reposition Hyoid 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
    • 0NSX34Z - Reposition Hyoid Bone with Int Fix, Perc Approach
  • No Device
    • 0NSX3ZZ - Reposition Hyoid 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
    • 0NSX44Z - Reposition Hyoid Bone with Int Fix, Perc Endo Approach
  • No Device
    • 0NSX4ZZ - Reposition Hyoid Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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
    • 0NSXXZZ - Reposition Hyoid Bone, External Approach