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Inpatient Procedure Code

0NS0XZZ

Reposition Skull, External Approach

Axis Breakdown

Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body SystemN

Head and Facial Bones

3
Root OperationS

Reposition

Moving to its normal location, or other suitable location, all or a portion of a body part

4
Body Part0

Skull

5
ApproachX

External

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0NS0XZZ in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

PCS table

  • 0NS[PCS table]
  • [object Object] — Section: [object Object] [Section]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Body System: [object Object] [Body System]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Operation: [object Object] [Operation]: “[object Object]”

Nearest codes

  • 0NS00ZZ — Reposition Skull, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0NS03ZZ — Reposition Skull, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 0NS04ZZ — Reposition Skull, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
  • 0NS1XZZ — Reposition Frontal Bone, External Approach [One axis away]
  • 0NS3XZZ — Reposition Right Parietal Bone, External Approach [One axis away]
  • 0NS4XZZ — Reposition Left Parietal Bone, External Approach [One axis away]
  • 0NS5XZZ — Reposition Right Temporal Bone, External Approach [One axis away]
  • 0NS6XZZ — Reposition Left Temporal Bone, External Approach [One axis away]

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2026 (April) baseline of the change ledger.