Inpatient Procedure Code
09Q1XZZ
Repair Left External Ear, External Approach
Axis Breakdown
Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.
| Position | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section0 | Medical and Surgical |
| 2 | Body System9 | Ear, Nose, Sinus |
| 3 | Root OperationQ | Repair Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function |
| 4 | Body Part1 | External Ear, Left |
| 5 | ApproachX | External |
| 6 | DeviceZ | No Device |
| 7 | QualifierZ | No Qualifier |
Contextual Map
Every relationship of 09Q1XZZ in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.
PCS table
- 09Q[PCS table]
- [object Object] — Section: [object Object] [Section]: “[object Object]”
- [object Object] — Body System: [object Object] [Body System]: “[object Object]”
- [object Object] — Operation: [object Object] [Operation]: “[object Object]”
Nearest codes
- 09Q0XZZ — Repair Right External Ear, External Approach [One axis away]
- 09Q10ZZ — Repair Left External Ear, Open Approach [One axis away]
- 09Q13ZZ — Repair Left External Ear, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
- 09Q14ZZ — Repair Left External Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
- 09Q2XZZ — Repair Bilateral External Ear, External Approach [One axis away]
- 09Q3XZZ — Repair Right External Auditory Canal, External Approach [One axis away]
- 09Q4XZZ — Repair Left External Auditory Canal, External Approach [One axis away]
- 09QFXZZ — Repair Right Eustachian Tube, External Approach [One axis away]
Change history
No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2026 (April) baseline of the change ledger.