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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0CX70ZZTransfer Tongue, Open 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 0CX70ZZ

0CX70ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a transfer procedure on the tongue using an open approach. In ICD-10-PCS, transfer means moving, without taking out, all or a portion of a body part to another location to take over the function of all or a portion of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other repair and plastic operations on tongue, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (25.59).

For a different body part, codes include 0CX00ZZ (upper lip), 0CX10ZZ (lower lip), 0CX30ZZ (soft palate), 0CX40ZZ (buccal mucosa), 0CX50ZZ (upper gingiva) and 0CX60ZZ (lower gingiva).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0CX7XZZ (external).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 137 (Mouth Procedures with CC/MCC), DRG 138 (Mouth Procedures without CC/MCC), 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) and DRG 957 (Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC), under the surgical categories “Mouth 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
XTransfer

Moving, without taking out, all or a portion of a body part to another location to take over the function of all or a portion of a body part

The body part transferred remains connected to its vascular and nervous supply

Includes: Tendon transfer, skin pedicle flap transfer

4. Body Part
7Tongue

Includes: Frenulum linguae

5. Approach
0Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose 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 · Mouth Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 25.59Other repair and plastic operations on tongueapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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  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 0CX70ZZ

Is 0CX70ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0CX70ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0CX70ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0CX70ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0CX70ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0CX70ZZ can group to MS-DRG 137, MS-DRG 138, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908, MS-DRG 909 and MS-DRG 957.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0CX70ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0CX70ZZ to ICD-9-CM 25.59 (Other repair and plastic operations on tongue).