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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

09HE0SZInsertion of Hearing Device into Left Inner Ear, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Insertion of Hearing Device into L Inner Ear, Open Approach

Code unchanged since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 09HE0SZ

09HE0SZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a insertion procedure on the left inner ear using an open approach with hearing device. In ICD-10-PCS, insertion means putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to implantation or replacement of cochlear prosthetic device, not otherwise specified, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (20.96).

For a different body part, codes include 09HD0SZ (right inner ear).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 09HE3SZ (percutaneous) and 09HE4SZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 09HE01Z (radioactive element), 09HE04Z (hearing device, bone conduction), 09HE05Z (hearing device, single channel cochlear prosthesis) and 09HE06Z (hearing device, multiple channel cochlear prosthesis).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 140 (Major Head and Neck Procedures with MCC), DRG 141 (Major Head and Neck Procedures with CC) and DRG 142 (Major Head and Neck Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Major Head and Neck Procedures”.

It has been valid since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015.

What each character means

1. Section
0Medical and Surgical
2. Body System
9Ear, Nose, Sinus
3. Operation
HInsertion

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

Includes: Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter

4. Body Part
EInner Ear, Left

Includes: Bony labyrinth; Bony vestibule; Cochlea; Round window; Semicircular canal

5. Approach
0Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

6. Device
SHearing Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

Different body part

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

All DRGs →

Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 20.96Implantation or replacement of cochlear prosthetic device, not otherwise specifiedapproximate

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

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  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 09HE0SZ

Is 09HE0SZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 09HE0SZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 09HE0SZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 09HE0SZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 09HE0SZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 09HE0SZ can group to MS-DRG 140, MS-DRG 141 and MS-DRG 142.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 09HE0SZ?

The CMS GEMs map 09HE0SZ to ICD-9-CM 20.96 (Implantation or replacement of cochlear prosthetic device, not otherwise specified).