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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

09QKXZZRepair Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue, External Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

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 09QKXZZ

09QKXZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a repair procedure on the nasal mucosa and soft tissue using an external 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 and plastic operations on nose, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (21.89).

For a different body part, codes include 09Q0XZZ (right external ear), 09Q1XZZ (left external ear), 09Q2XZZ (bilateral external ear), 09Q3XZZ (right external auditory canal), 09Q4XZZ (left external auditory canal), 09QFXZZ (right eustachian tube) and 1 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 09QK0ZZ (open), 09QK3ZZ (percutaneous), 09QK4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 09QK8ZZ (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
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
KNasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue

Includes: Columella; External naris; Greater alar cartilage; Internal naris; Lateral nasal cartilage; Lesser alar cartilage; Nasal cavity; Nostril

5. Approach
XExternal

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 21.89Other repair and plastic operations on noseapproximate

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
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • FY2018 (effective 10/1/2017): Title revised — was “Repair Nose, External Approach”

Common questions about 09QKXZZ

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

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

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

The CMS GEMs map 09QKXZZ to ICD-9-CM 21.89 (Other repair and plastic operations on nose).