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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0KX44Z0Transfer Tongue, Palate, Pharynx Muscle with Skin, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Transfer Tongue/Palate/Phar Muscle w Skin, Perc Endo

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 0KX44Z0

0KX44Z0 is the ICD-10-PCS code for a transfer procedure on the tongue, palate, pharynx muscle using a percutaneous endoscopic approach (qualifier: skin). 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 muscle transfer or transplantation, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (83.77).

For a different body part, codes include 0KX04Z0 (head muscle), 0KX14Z0 (facial muscle), 0KX24Z0 (right neck muscle), 0KX34Z0 (left neck muscle), 0KX54Z0 (right shoulder muscle), 0KX64Z0 (left shoulder muscle) and 21 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0KX40Z0 (open).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 040 (Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with MCC), DRG 041 (Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with CC or Peripheral Neurostimulator), DRG 042 (Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 500 (Soft Tissue Procedures with MCC), DRG 501 (Soft Tissue Procedures with CC) and DRG 502 (Soft Tissue Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures” and “Soft Tissue 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
KMuscles
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
4Tongue, Palate, Pharynx Muscle

Includes: Chondroglossus muscle; Genioglossus muscle; Hyoglossus muscle; Inferior longitudinal muscle; Levator veli palatini muscle; Palatoglossal muscle; Palatopharyngeal muscle; Pharyngeal constrictor muscle; Salpingopharyngeus muscle; Styloglossus muscle; Stylopharyngeus muscle; Superior longitudinal muscle; Tensor veli palatini muscle

5. Approach
4Percutaneous Endoscopic

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

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
0Skin

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.

MDC 08 · Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue · Soft Tissue Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 83.77Muscle transfer or transplantationapproximate

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 0KX44Z0

Is 0KX44Z0 a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0KX44Z0 is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0KX44Z0 an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0KX44Z0 is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0KX44Z0 group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0KX44Z0 can group to MS-DRG 040, MS-DRG 041, MS-DRG 042, MS-DRG 500, MS-DRG 501 and MS-DRG 502.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0KX44Z0?

The CMS GEMs map 0KX44Z0 to ICD-9-CM 83.77 (Muscle transfer or transplantation).