09Q20ZZBillable procedure code
Repair Bilateral External Ear, Open Approach
Medical and Surgical·Ear, Nose, Sinus·Table 09Q·FY 2027
09Q20ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Repair Bilateral External Ear, Open Approach. It belongs to PCS table 09Q, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Ear, Nose, Sinus body system. Its root operation is Repair. The approach used is Open.
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What the code means
Repair: root operation
Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function
Used only when the method to accomplish the repair is not one of the other root operations
Includes: Colostomy takedown, suture of laceration
Open: approach
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure
Nearby codes in table 09Q
Diagnosis codes mentioning “repair”
- G11.3 Cerebellar ataxia with defective DNA repair
- T81.33 Disruption of traumatic injury wound repair
- T81.33XS Disruption of traumatic injury wound repair, sequela
- T81.33XA Disruption of traumatic injury wound repair, initial encounter
- T81.33XD Disruption of traumatic injury wound repair, subsequent encounter