0NP00JZ – Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Skull, Open Approach
Coding Notes
					
					Active				
			
					
					Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions				
			PCS Table
| Section0
					Medical and Surgical | |||
| Body SystemN
					Head and Facial Bones | |||
| OperationP
					Removal | |||
| Body Part | Approach | Device | Qualifier | 
| 
					0
					Skull
				 | 
					0
					Open
				 | 
					0
					Drainage Device
				 
					4
					Internal Fixation Device
				 
					5
					External Fixation Device
				 
					7
					Autologous Tissue Substitute
				 
					J
					Synthetic Substitute
				 
					K
					Nonautologous Tissue Substitute
				 
					M
					Bone Growth Stimulator
				 
					N
					Neurostimulator Generator
				 
					S
					Hearing Device
				 | 
					Z
					No Qualifier
				 | 
| 
					0
					Skull
				 | 
					3
					Percutaneous
				 
					4
					Percutaneous Endoscopic
				 | 
					0
					Drainage Device
				 
					4
					Internal Fixation Device
				 
					5
					External Fixation Device
				 
					7
					Autologous Tissue Substitute
				 
					J
					Synthetic Substitute
				 
					K
					Nonautologous Tissue Substitute
				 
					M
					Bone Growth Stimulator
				 
					S
					Hearing Device
				 | 
					Z
					No Qualifier
				 | 
| 
					0
					Skull
				 | 
					X
					External
				 | 
					0
					Drainage Device
				 
					4
					Internal Fixation Device
				 
					5
					External Fixation Device
				 
					M
					Bone Growth Stimulator
				 
					S
					Hearing Device
				 | 
					Z
					No Qualifier
				 | 
| 
					B
					Nasal Bone
				 
					W
					Facial Bone
				 | 
					0
					Open
				 
					3
					Percutaneous
				 
					4
					Percutaneous Endoscopic
				 | 
					0
					Drainage Device
				 
					4
					Internal Fixation Device
				 
					7
					Autologous Tissue Substitute
				 
					J
					Synthetic Substitute
				 
					K
					Nonautologous Tissue Substitute
				 
					M
					Bone Growth Stimulator
				 | 
					Z
					No Qualifier
				 | 
| 
					B
					Nasal Bone
				 
					W
					Facial Bone
				 | 
					X
					External
				 | 
					0
					Drainage Device
				 
					4
					Internal Fixation Device
				 
					M
					Bone Growth Stimulator
				 | 
					Z
					No Qualifier
				 | 
GEM Conversion to ICD-9 PCS
								Fs: 10000
								–
								
									Removal of skull plate