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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0CNB3ZZRelease Right Parotid Duct, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

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 0CNB3ZZ

0CNB3ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the right parotid duct using a percutaneous 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 other repair and plastic operations on salivary gland or duct, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (26.49).

For a different body part, codes include 0CN03ZZ (upper lip), 0CN13ZZ (lower lip), 0CN23ZZ (hard palate), 0CN33ZZ (soft palate), 0CN43ZZ (buccal mucosa), 0CN53ZZ (upper gingiva) and 18 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0CNB0ZZ (open).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 139 (Salivary Gland Procedures), DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), DRG 908 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC), DRG 909 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC), DRG 957 (Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC) and DRG 958 (Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with CC), under the surgical categories “Salivary Gland Procedures”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and “Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma”.

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
CMouth and Throat
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
BParotid Duct, Right
5. Approach
3Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach 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

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

MDC 03 · Diseases and Disorders of the Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat · Salivary Gland Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 26.49Other repair and plastic operations on salivary gland or ductapproximate

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

Code history

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  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  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 0CNB3ZZ

Is 0CNB3ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0CNB3ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0CNB3ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0CNB3ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0CNB3ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0CNB3ZZ can group to MS-DRG 139, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908, MS-DRG 909, MS-DRG 957 and MS-DRG 958.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0CNB3ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0CNB3ZZ to ICD-9-CM 26.49 (Other repair and plastic operations on salivary gland or duct).