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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

09Q68ZZRepair Left Middle Ear, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Repair Left Middle Ear, Endo

Code last changed in FY2018 (effective October 1, 2017). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 09Q68ZZ

09Q68ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a repair procedure on the left middle ear using a via natural or artificial opening endoscopic approach. In ICD-10-PCS, repair means restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other repair of middle ear and repair of oval and round windows, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (19.9 and 20.93).

For a different body part, codes include 09Q38ZZ (right external auditory canal), 09Q48ZZ (left external auditory canal), 09Q58ZZ (right middle ear), 09Q78ZZ (right tympanic membrane), 09Q88ZZ (left tympanic membrane), 09Q98ZZ (right auditory ossicle) and 20 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 09Q60ZZ (open).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 143 (Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures with MCC), DRG 144 (Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures with CC) and DRG 145 (Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures”.

It was added in FY2018, effective October 1, 2017.

What each character means

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

Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function

Used only when the method to accomplish the repair is not one of the other root operations

Includes: Colostomy takedown, suture of laceration

4. Body Part
6Middle Ear, Left

Includes: Oval window; Tympanic cavity

5. Approach
8Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

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

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

Different approach

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 →
  • 19.9Other repair of middle earapproximate
  • 20.93Repair of oval and round windowsapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2018 (effective 10/1/2017): Added
  • No changes since FY2018.

Common questions about 09Q68ZZ

Is 09Q68ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 09Q68ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 09Q68ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 09Q68ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 09Q68ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 09Q68ZZ can group to MS-DRG 143, MS-DRG 144 and MS-DRG 145.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 09Q68ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 09Q68ZZ to ICD-9-CM 19.9 (Other repair of middle ear) and 20.93 (Repair of oval and round windows).