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0NSCXZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Reposition Sphenoid Bone, External Approach

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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 PartC

Sphenoid Bone

5
ApproachX

External

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.

0NS5XZZ — Reposition Right Temporal Bone, External Approach, 0NS6XZZ — Reposition Left Temporal Bone, External Approach, 0NS7XZZ — Reposition Occipital Bone, External Approach, 0NSBXZZ — Reposition Nasal Bone, External Approach, 0NSFXZZ — Reposition Right Ethmoid Bone, External Approach, 0NSGXZZ — Reposition Left Ethmoid Bone, External Approach, 0NSHXZZ — Reposition Right Lacrimal Bone, External Approach, 0NSJXZZ — Reposition Left Lacrimal Bone, External Approach, +14 more

Same operation — other Approach

Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.

0NSC0ZZ — Reposition Sphenoid Bone, Open Approach, 0NSC3ZZ — Reposition Sphenoid Bone, Percutaneous Approach, 0NSC4ZZ — Reposition Sphenoid Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Closed reduction of bones and joints (Musculoskeletal, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Fascia Procedures); listed here are the members in other PCS tables. Source: Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2025.

0PS0XZZ — Reposition Sternum, External Approach, 0PS1XZZ — Reposition 1 to 2 Ribs, External Approach, 0PS2XZZ — Reposition 3 or More Ribs, External Approach, 0PS3XZZ — Reposition Cervical Vertebra, External Approach, 0PS4XZZ — Reposition Thoracic Vertebra, External Approach, 0PS5XZZ — Reposition Right Scapula, External Approach, 0PS6XZZ — Reposition Left Scapula, External Approach, 0PS7XZZ — Reposition Right Glenoid Cavity, External Approach, 0PS8XZZ — Reposition Left Glenoid Cavity, External Approach, 0PS9XZZ — Reposition Right Clavicle, External Approach, 0PSBXZZ — Reposition Left Clavicle, External Approach, 0PSCXZZ — Reposition Right Humeral Head, External Approach, 0PSDXZZ — Reposition Left Humeral Head, External Approach, 0PSFXZZ — Reposition Right Humeral Shaft, External Approach, 0PSGXZZ — Reposition Left Humeral Shaft, External Approach, 0PSHXZZ — Reposition Right Radius, External Approach, 0PSJXZZ — Reposition Left Radius, External Approach, 0PSKXZZ — Reposition Right Ulna, External Approach, 0PSLXZZ — Reposition Left Ulna, External Approach, 0PSMXZZ — Reposition Right Carpal, External Approach, +79 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0NSCXZZ 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

Clinical classification (CCSR)

Nearest codes

Change history

Change history

  • FY2018 — October 1, 2017
    Description revised
    Reposition Right Sphenoid Bone, External Approach → Reposition Sphenoid Bone, External Approach
    FY2018 changes

Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2027; CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v44; AHRQ HCUP Clinical Classifications Software Refined for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/PRCCSR_v2026-1.zip) — v2026.1. All data sources · How to read the labels · How MedCoder verifies its implementation

Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources