Release Nasal Turbinate, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
Medical and Surgical·Ear, Nose, Sinus·Table 09N·FY 2027
ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 09NL4ZZ: Release Nasal Turbinate, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach. Table 09N, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Ear, Nose, Sinus body system. The approach used is Percutaneous Endoscopic.
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What the code means
Release: root operation
Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force
Some of the restraining tissue may be taken out but none of the body part is taken out
Includes: Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release
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