Release Nasopharynx, Percutaneous Approach
Medical and Surgical·Ear, Nose, Sinus·Table 09N·FY 2027
09NN3ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Release Nasopharynx, Percutaneous Approach. It belongs to PCS table 09N, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Ear, Nose, Sinus body system. Its root operation is Release. The approach used is Percutaneous.
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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: 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