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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0KQ43ZZRepair Tongue, Palate, Pharynx Muscle, 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 0KQ43ZZ

0KQ43ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a repair procedure on the tongue, palate, pharynx muscle 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 suture of muscle or fascia and other plastic operations on muscle, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (83.65 and 83.87).

For a different body part, codes include 0KQ03ZZ (head muscle), 0KQ13ZZ (facial muscle), 0KQ23ZZ (right neck muscle), 0KQ33ZZ (left neck muscle), 0KQ53ZZ (right shoulder muscle), 0KQ63ZZ (left shoulder muscle) and 21 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0KQ40ZZ (open) and 0KQ44ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

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”, “Soft Tissue Procedures”, “Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures” and 2 more.

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
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
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
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

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 →
  • 83.65Other suture of muscle or fasciaapproximate
  • 83.87Other plastic operations on muscleapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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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 0KQ43ZZ

Is 0KQ43ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0KQ43ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0KQ43ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0KQ43ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0KQ43ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0KQ43ZZ 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 0KQ43ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0KQ43ZZ to ICD-9-CM 83.65 (Other suture of muscle or fascia) and 83.87 (Other plastic operations on muscle).