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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2019 Issue 4; ICD-10-PCS NEW/REVISED CODES
Extirpation of Jaw
In code table 0WC, Anatomical Regions, General Body System, Extirpation, the body part values, 4 Upper Jaw and 5 Lower Jaw, have been added to allow the capture of an extirpation procedure of the upper or lower jaw such as evacuation of a semi-solid hematoma from mandibular and maxillary spaces.
Body PartApproachDeviceQualifier4 Upper Jaw
5 Lower Jaw
0 Open
3 Percutaneous
4 Percutaneous Endoscopic
Z No Device
Z No Qualifier
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