ICD-10-PCS

09BQ8ZZ

Excision of Right Maxillary Sinus, Endo

V44.0 O.R. procedure

An operating room procedure. An O.R. procedure drives DRG assignment on its own, so it can change the MDC and MS-DRG regardless of the principal diagnosis.

MDC assignment

This code appears under more than one MDC. Which applies depends on the rest of the encounter, so group the claim to settle it.

MDC 03 Diseases and Disorders of the Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat

Sinus and Mastoid Procedures

135 136

MDC 08 Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures

515 516 517

Group a claim with this code

09BQ8ZZ reaches 2 DRG groups across 2 MDCs. Enter it with a principal diagnosis to see which one it lands in.

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