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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0CTPXZZResection of Tonsils, External 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 0CTPXZZ

0CTPXZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a resection procedure on the tonsils using an external approach. In ICD-10-PCS, resection means cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to tonsillectomy without adenoidectomy, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (28.2).

For a different body part, codes include 0CT0XZZ (upper lip), 0CT1XZZ (lower lip), 0CT2XZZ (hard palate), 0CT3XZZ (soft palate), 0CT7XZZ (tongue), 0CTNXZZ (uvula) and 1 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0CTP0ZZ (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 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
TResection

Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part

Includes: Total nephrectomy, total lobectomy of lung

4. Body Part
PTonsils

Includes: Palatine tonsil

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

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.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 28.2Tonsillectomy without adenoidectomyapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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  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)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 0CTPXZZ

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

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

Is 0CTPXZZ an O.R. procedure?

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

What DRG does 0CTPXZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0CTPXZZ can group to MS-DRG 143, MS-DRG 144 and MS-DRG 145.

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

The CMS GEMs map 0CTPXZZ to ICD-9-CM 28.2 (Tonsillectomy without adenoidectomy).