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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0NCQ3ZZExtirpation of Matter from Left Orbit, 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 0NCQ3ZZ

0NCQ3ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a extirpation procedure on the left orbit 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 0NCQ0ZZ (open) and 0NCQ4ZZ (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
QOrbit, Left

Includes: Bony orbit; Orbital portion of ethmoid bone; Orbital portion of frontal bone; Orbital portion of lacrimal bone; Orbital portion of maxilla; Orbital portion of palatine bone; Orbital portion of sphenoid bone; Orbital portion of zygomatic bone

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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  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 0NCQ3ZZ

Is 0NCQ3ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0NCQ3ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0NCQ3ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0NCQ3ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0NCQ3ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0NCQ3ZZ can group to MS-DRG 143, MS-DRG 144 and MS-DRG 145.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0NCQ3ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0NCQ3ZZ to ICD-9-CM 76.09 (Other incision of facial bone).