Supplement Glossopharyngeal Nerve with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
Medical and Surgical·Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves·Table 00U·FY 2027
Supplement Glossopharyngeal Nerve with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 00UP0KZ, found in table 00U, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). It applies to the Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves body system. Its root operation is Supplement. The approach used is Open.
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What the code means
Supplement: root operation
Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically reinforces and/or augments the function of a portion of a body part
The biological material is non-living, or is living and from the same individual. The body part may have been previously replaced, and the Supplement procedure is performed to physically reinforce and/or augment the function of the replaced body part
Includes: Herniorrhaphy using mesh, mitral valve ring annuloplasty, put a new acetabular liner in a previous hip replacement
Open: approach
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure