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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0NQCXZZRepair Sphenoid Bone, External Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

Code last changed in FY2018 (effective October 1, 2017). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 0NQCXZZ

0NQCXZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a repair procedure on the sphenoid bone using an external approach. In ICD-10-PCS, repair means restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other facial bone repair, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (76.69).

For a different body part, codes include 0NQ0XZZ (skull), 0NQ1XZZ (frontal bone), 0NQ3XZZ (right parietal bone), 0NQ4XZZ (left parietal bone), 0NQ5XZZ (right temporal bone), 0NQ6XZZ (left temporal bone) and 16 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0NQC0ZZ (open), 0NQC3ZZ (percutaneous) and 0NQC4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

It doesn't appear in the MS-DRG procedure index, so on its own it doesn't change the DRG assignment.

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
QRepair

Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function

Used only when the method to accomplish the repair is not one of the other root operations

Includes: Colostomy takedown, suture of laceration

4. Body Part
CSphenoid Bone

Includes: Greater wing; Lesser wing; Optic foramen; Pterygoid process; Sella turcica

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

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 76.69Other facial bone repairapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  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)
  • FY2018 (effective 10/1/2017): Title revised — was “Repair Right Sphenoid Bone, External Approach”

Common questions about 0NQCXZZ

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

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

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

The CMS GEMs map 0NQCXZZ to ICD-9-CM 76.69 (Other facial bone repair).