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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

09NL7ZZRelease Nasal Turbinate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

✓ Valid for 2027

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 09NL7ZZ

09NL7ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the nasal turbinate using a via natural or artificial opening approach. In ICD-10-PCS, release means freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force.

In plain terms, this corresponds to lysis of adhesions of nose, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (21.91).

For a different body part, codes include 09N37ZZ (right external auditory canal), 09N47ZZ (left external auditory canal), 09N77ZZ (right tympanic membrane), 09N87ZZ (left tympanic membrane), 09NF7ZZ (right eustachian tube), 09NG7ZZ (left eustachian tube) and 1 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 09NL0ZZ (open), 09NL3ZZ (percutaneous), 09NL4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 09NL8ZZ (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic).

It doesn't appear in the MS-DRG procedure index, so on its own it doesn't change the DRG assignment.

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
NRelease

Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force

Some of the restraining tissue may be taken out but none of the body part is taken out

Includes: Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release

4. Body Part
LNasal Turbinate

Includes: Inferior turbinate; Middle turbinate; Nasal concha; Superior turbinate

5. Approach
7Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 21.91Lysis of adhesions of noseapproximate

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 09NL7ZZ

Is 09NL7ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 09NL7ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 09NL7ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 09NL7ZZ to ICD-9-CM 21.91 (Lysis of adhesions of nose).