ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
F09Z3XZCerumen Management Treatment using Cerumen Management Equipment
Short description: Cerumen Management Treatment using Cerumen Mgmt Equipment
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 F09Z3XZ
F09Z3XZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a hearing treatment procedure on the none using a cerumen management approach with cerumen management (qualifier: none). In ICD-10-PCS, hearing treatment means application of techniques to improve, augment, or compensate for hearing and related functional impairment.
In plain terms, this corresponds to other nonoperative procedures related to hearing and irrigation of ear, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (95.49 and 96.52).
With a different device, use F09Z3ZZ (none).
It is a non-O.R. procedure that is part of the MS-DRG logic for DRG 945 (Rehabilitation with CC/MCC) and DRG 946 (Rehabilitation without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Rehabilitation”.
It has been valid since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015.
What each character means
- 1. Section
- FPhysical Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Audiology
- 2. Section Qualifier
- 0Rehabilitation
- 3. Type
- 9Hearing Treatment
Application of techniques to improve, augment, or compensate for hearing and related functional impairment
- 4. Body System / Region
- ZNone
- 5. Type Qualifier
- 3Cerumen Management
Includes examination of external auditory canal and tympanic membrane and removal of cerumen from external ear canal
- 6. Equipment
- XCerumen Management
- 7. Qualifier
- ZNone
Other versions of this procedure
Different equipment
MS-DRG v44.0 grouping
All DRGs →Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.
MDC 23 · Factors Influencing Health Status and Other Contacts with Health Services · Rehabilitation
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Converter →From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.
Code history
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- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about F09Z3XZ
Is F09Z3XZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. F09Z3XZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is F09Z3XZ an O.R. procedure?
- No. F09Z3XZ is designated non-O.R. in MS-DRG v44.0.
What DRG does F09Z3XZ group to?
- Depending on the principal diagnosis, F09Z3XZ can group to MS-DRG 945 and MS-DRG 946.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for F09Z3XZ?
- The CMS GEMs map F09Z3XZ to ICD-9-CM 95.49 (Other nonoperative procedures related to hearing) and 96.52 (Irrigation of ear).