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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0NQL3ZZRepair Left Palatine Bone, Percutaneous 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 0NQL3ZZ

0NQL3ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a repair procedure on the left palatine bone using a percutaneous 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 0NQ03ZZ (skull), 0NQ13ZZ (frontal bone), 0NQ33ZZ (right parietal bone), 0NQ43ZZ (left parietal bone), 0NQ53ZZ (right temporal bone), 0NQ63ZZ (left temporal bone) and 16 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0NQL0ZZ (open), 0NQL4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0NQLXZZ (external).

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), DRG 145 (Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), DRG 908 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC) and DRG 909 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. 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
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
LPalatine Bone, Left
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

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  • 76.69Other facial bone repairapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 0NQL3ZZ

Is 0NQL3ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0NQL3ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0NQL3ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0NQL3ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0NQL3ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0NQL3ZZ can group to MS-DRG 143, MS-DRG 144, MS-DRG 145, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908 and MS-DRG 909.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0NQL3ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0NQL3ZZ to ICD-9-CM 76.69 (Other facial bone repair).