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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0NCK3ZZExtirpation of Matter from Right Palatine Bone, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Extirpation of Matter from R Palatine Bone, Perc Approach

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 0NCK3ZZ

0NCK3ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a extirpation procedure on the right palatine bone using a percutaneous approach. In ICD-10-PCS, extirpation means taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other incision of facial bone, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (76.09).

For a different body part, codes include 0NC13ZZ (frontal bone), 0NC33ZZ (right parietal bone), 0NC43ZZ (left parietal bone), 0NC53ZZ (right temporal bone), 0NC63ZZ (left temporal bone), 0NC73ZZ (occipital bone) and 15 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0NCK0ZZ (open) and 0NCK4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

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
NHead and Facial Bones
3. Operation
CExtirpation

Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part

The solid matter may be an abnormal byproduct of a biological function or a foreign body; it may be imbedded in a body part or in the lumen of a tubular body part. The solid matter may or may not have been previously broken into pieces

Includes: Thrombectomy, choledocholithotomy

4. Body Part
KPalatine Bone, 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

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 →
  • 76.09Other incision of facial boneapproximate

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

Code history

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  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 0NCK3ZZ

Is 0NCK3ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0NCK3ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0NCK3ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0NCK3ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0NCK3ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0NCK3ZZ can group to MS-DRG 143, MS-DRG 144 and MS-DRG 145.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0NCK3ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0NCK3ZZ to ICD-9-CM 76.09 (Other incision of facial bone).