ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  N = Head and Facial Bones

Root Operation:


See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

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

Resection

Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part

  • 0NTG - Ethmoid Bone, Left

    Includes:
    • Cribriform plate
  • 0NTF - Ethmoid Bone, Right

    Includes:
    • Cribriform plate
  • 0NT1 - Frontal Bone

    Includes:
    • Zygomatic process of frontal bone
  • 0NTX - Hyoid Bone

  • 0NTJ - Lacrimal Bone, Left

  • 0NTH - Lacrimal Bone, Right

  • 0NTV - Mandible, Left

    Includes:
    • Alveolar process of mandible
    • Condyloid process
    • Mandibular notch
    • Mental foramen
  • 0NTT - Mandible, Right

    Includes:
    • Alveolar process of mandible
    • Condyloid process
    • Mandibular notch
    • Mental foramen
  • 0NTR - Maxilla

    Includes:
    • Alveolar process of maxilla
  • 0NTB - Nasal Bone

    Includes:
    • Vomer of nasal septum
  • 0NT7 - Occipital Bone

    Includes:
    • Foramen magnum
  • 0NTQ - Orbit, Left

    Includes:
    • Bony orbit
    • Orbital portion of ethmoid bone
    • Orbital portion of frontal bone
    • Orbital portion of lacrimal bone
    • Orbital portion of maxilla
    • Orbital portion of palatine bone
    • Orbital portion of sphenoid bone
    • Orbital portion of zygomatic bone
  • 0NTP - Orbit, Right

    Includes:
    • Bony orbit
    • Orbital portion of ethmoid bone
    • Orbital portion of frontal bone
    • Orbital portion of lacrimal bone
    • Orbital portion of maxilla
    • Orbital portion of palatine bone
    • Orbital portion of sphenoid bone
    • Orbital portion of zygomatic bone
  • 0NTL - Palatine Bone, Left

  • 0NTK - Palatine Bone, Right

  • 0NT4 - Parietal Bone, Left

  • 0NT3 - Parietal Bone, Right

  • 0NTC - Sphenoid Bone

    Includes:
    • Greater wing
    • Lesser wing
    • Optic foramen
    • Pterygoid process
    • Sella turcica
  • 0NT6 - Temporal Bone, Left

    Includes:
    • Mastoid process
    • Petrous part of temporal bone
    • Tympanic part of temporal bone
    • Zygomatic process of temporal bone
  • 0NT5 - Temporal Bone, Right

    Includes:
    • Mastoid process
    • Petrous part of temporal bone
    • Tympanic part of temporal bone
    • Zygomatic process of temporal bone
  • 0NTN - Zygomatic Bone, Left

  • 0NTM - Zygomatic Bone, Right